How can I calculate what benefits my wife will be en­title­d to after we divorce? We have a young child and my wife has expressed that she does not want to work for some time.

I know about "child benefit" but are there other things she can draw on as a divorcee living alone with a child? When she does work, what other benefits are there?

What websites etc can I go to so that I can calculate the additional income she may receive?

Apologies to all experienced wiki folk if this is too much of a fundamental question but I haven't been able to find a definitive list...

Hi Musicmad,

you could check out the website www.en­title­dto.co.uk

there is also child tax credits, she may be en­title­d to claim Income support, housing benefit,poll tax reduction, but best to check this out on the above website.

15% of your net income for child support however if she was to claim income support she would only recieve £10 p/w of this, i think it goes up to £15 or £20 p/w end of this month.Child tax credits would pay more for being a lone parent.Housing benefit if she is in rented accommodation

When she is back at work working min of 16 hours she would be en­title­d to working tax credits.

However depending on your earnings and ability to pay you may have to pay her x amount to not make her a burden on the state.

In the wikivorce library there is a section about benefits

http://www.wikivorce.com/divorce/Benefits/Check-your-benefit-en­title­ment.html

have a look on the ­link­ above.