I’m a single mum on Universal credit and my son is going to turn 3 in a couple of months. I’m starting to get a bit stressed out because I know they will expect me to look for work when he turns 3.
I live in a village with not very many nurseries around. I’ve been trying to get him into nursery since last year August but because of covid and child minders no longer accepting kids around here, all the nurseries are full. The best I’ve been able to do is apply for his school nursery place for a September start so until then, I can’t go to work because there’s no childcare. My family and his dad all live in London as that’s where were from. We only ended up here because there’s no housing in London so I literally have no one to watch him. I’m trying to get a swap so we can live in London again but no one knows how long that will take.
Will UC accept that it isn’t possible for me to work or look for work until September? It’s really been worrying me as we’re getting closer and closer to his 3rd birthday.