I'M VERY CONFUSED, SO PLEASE HELP

Greetings,

Hi, I'm 22 years old and a lone parent to one child who is 3 years old. Currently I receive the following benefits:

Child Tax Credit
Child Benefit
Income Support
Housing Benefit & Council Tax Credit

What I'm confused about is how much income support I should be receiving. Currently I receive £67.50 a week but recently I read about a few premiums such as Family/Lone parent premiums and also I know people that have the same circumstances as me and receive the same benefits but receive a higher amount of Income Support and I don't understand how that works. So if you can please tell me if I'm receiving the right amount or should I be receiving more.

All help will be appreciated.

Kind Regards

Unfortunately, we don't advise on family premiums. Here is some information on them.

The rules on how you are paid for your children changed a while back, so some people get extra income support and others get tax credits. It's important, therefore that you get face-to-face advice from someone who can check your benefits for you as what you can get may depend not only on your circumstances but also on when you started claiming.