Ideas for More Income??

[Sindylou]

I am a single parent working full time and my salary is not great. My profession (a PA) does not make it easy to get a better paid job - salaries are all pretty much in the same bracket. I have a mortgage and pay all the bills etc. but I am now struggling. Things have gone up but my salary hasn't and the company cannot help, I have already asked. I get �20 a week from the Inland Revenue and �50 per week from absent father, I get single person discount on Council Tax. I don't know what else to do and it is really worrying me. I can't get a second job because I have to look after my little boy in the evenings/weekends. Has anyone any suggestions? Is there anything else I can claim for?

[zozotickle]

There are things to do to earn extra cash if you can, like ironing or catalogue selling companies.But i have heard you can go on a website called www.entitledto.co.uk which tells you what you could claim for and what your entitled to. hope this may help.

[WendyS]

Do you have sufficient accommodation in your home to accommodate a lodger? You can receive around �4000 in annual rent without having to declare it for tax. Nobody likes having strangers come to live with them but if you can find somebody suitable, even if it is for a short period until the Bank Rate decreases and your mortgage costs reduce, it might help. Another option is to contact your mortgage provider and see if they would extend the term of your mortgage to reduce your monthly outgoings. Obviously this will increase the amount of money your mortgage costs in the long term, but keeping the roof over your head at the moment is more important.

Also check out the MoneySavingsExport.com website.

It has all kinds of money saving advice and tips, some of which you might find helpful.