To be annoyed by this (yes, benefits related, sorry)

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Name changed for this.

Dsd is with is is week. She randomly just dropped in to the conversation that her mums bf has moved a lot of his stuff back to his parents as he has moved back there in order that they can get more money which they need to buy a house in August. He still visits every day and stays over some nights. She was talking about his Xbox and said it was at his parents as he needed to have enough things there to convince 'them' that he didn't live there anymore.

To me this reads that he has nominally moved out in order that the mum can claim housing benefit again (as she only works a couple of days a week)

They have reserved a new build house that should be ready in august, dsd says they don't have enough money for it yet though.

The bf is in a well paid job, I think he earns nearly as much as dh actually. They are obviously impatient to move which I do understand. But this doesn't seem a very honest way to go about it. Dh and I saved for ages to have a house deposit.

Dh told me that his ex has been investigated for benefit fraud before although I have no idea what for, that was years ago. I only know because she thought it was him that reported her (he wasn't)

It's not that I have anything against dsd mum, I don't really know her but she seems nice enough. And it's not that I have any plans to try and report her or anything (unless people think I should!) I realise I know nothing like the full story. I'm just feeling rather grr about it.

Hi I'm a mother of two small babies. Partner been living at his mums all d while during pregnancy and birth. Now wants to move in with me. Will this affect my benefits??? I get child tax credit and child benefit too. I've just put a claim in for income support as lone parent and that's just going through at the moment as I've come off maternity leave money. If I let him move in will I still get child tax and income support and child benefit? He is also unemployed and on long term medication.i do own my house and have a small mortgage of 260.00 a month which I was planning to pay out of my benefits. Any replies much appreciated any thanks in advance

Naz, this is an old thread and not really the best place for your inquiry - try here www.mumsnet.com/Talk/legal_money_matters
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Can't be bothered to read whole thread, just wading in.

Yes, it does sound like a rather cynical exploitation of the HB system, but the thing is, she isn't breaking any actual rules. If he doesn't live there anymore then he doesn't live there anymore. The reasons for that, and whatever future plans they may have, a pretty irrelevant and do not need to be disclosed as far as I am aware. Plus, he isn't married to her and the child so he's entitled to live wherever he likes until the circumstances suit him to change.

It is also not against the rules to be in a solid long term relationship (even with the father of your children, for whom you are claiming all the associated benefits of being a 'single mother') and have him visit every day and stay over several nights a week. Mad but true.

There are bloody thousands of families who live like this with dad/partner 'going home' to his mum's or his mate's sofa a few nights a week, because it makes financial sense for the 'lone parent' to live like that. It's easy enough to do if you jump through a few hoops such as separating finances, redirecting post etc.

It's a glaring fault in the system but you can't blame people for taking advantage of what they are 'entitled' to, if the system is set up to allow it.

the child is not his, sorry

ZOMBIE THREAD Don't

Naz Start your own thread.

haha, so it is! Damn, this is why I should always check the last post of a thread, even if I can't be arsed to read the whole thing.

Although I see Naz has just totally confirmed exactly what I was saying.