I am very recently single due to my partner of 15 years being an alcoholic. It has been a long time coming and is a bit of a relief now that it’s over. Myself and my two kids are still upset because it is so recent but we are much calmer without him here. He hasn’t been around much lately anyway due to him just wanting to stay out drinking constantly.
My problem now is that I received child tax credits and that when I called to claim as a single person the claim was cancelled and I’ve been told to apply for universal credit. If I can’t send my younger child to nursery then I can’t work and even though I’m off sick with stress at the moment I will need to return at some point.
I am really panicking about this now and was wondering if anyone else has been through similar? How long does the universal credit process take?