Divorcing. How to get income support?

[Shybairns]

Hi, so I am hoping to stay in our house with the kids. Both our names are on the deeds but as I have been a sahm my stbexh has paid the mortgage and bills etc.
Now I will be asking him for enough child maintenance to cover the mortgage repayments and utilities aas well as a bot extra each month.
The bank won't transfer the mortgage into my name, so I'll have to put the mortgage repayment back into his account each month inorder for the standing order to go out.
This sounds overly complicated already.

So I will want to claim income support. And I know they don't take into consideration child maintenance payments. But how do I show them that I am paying for everything when my ex will still technically be paying the mortgage?

Do I need letters from solicitors or a meeting with the bank?

I can't see how to make the leap and be able to claim everything i'm able to.
Does this make sense and can you help?

[avivabeaver]

don't know the ins and outs of benefits, but will make one point.

they may not take H's name off the mortgage, or put it into your name, but there is nothing to stop you setting up a standing order to pay it out of your account. You only need the sort code and account number like any other payment.

[Collaborate]

I thought that they did take in to account whatever your H is paying you when calculating IS.