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Does this mean I can have a support bubble

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Minimummymee · 24/01/2021 14:54

I have a dd who is 18 months, my partner has a disability and requires me to care for him when I’m not at work and my MIL to help him when I’m at work and to help with our dd. According to the government website if you’re the only adult in a household that doesn’t require care you can form a support bubble, does this mean we could form a support bubble with his parents house?

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EatingAllTheCookies · 24/01/2021 22:57

I get what you're saying. Your MIL is a childcare bubble. But you'd like to make her your actual support bubble because you qualify for one due to DH medical condition and needing care.

Yes you can. And can socialise for support. Pop round for a cuppa etc. Providing she'd not somone else's bubble.

Onceuponatimethen · 24/01/2021 23:00

Op you absolutely can do that!

And in fact you could make an additional childcare bubble if needed on top, with a further household.

Lougle · 24/01/2021 23:08

[quote Minimummymee]@MereDintofPandiculation I just want to clear up that I don’t want to socialise with anyone else , just MIL and her household but wasn’t sure if I could and therefore haven’t been[/quote]
Take all the upthread complications away. You want to know if you can mix socially with you MIL who currently acts as childcare for your DC and carer for your DH.

Yes you can, and if she lives with your FIL, then all of you can behave as one household. That means you can go to their house, they can come to your house, they/you can stay overnight and you can all go out together.

Busygoingblah · 24/01/2021 23:44

You can definitely socialise with MiL and her household as much as you/ is needed. You can act as one household with them so family dinners, walks and overnight stays are all ok.

Lovely1a2b3c · 24/01/2021 23:46

Yes, that's allowed OP.

MereDintofPandiculation · 25/01/2021 12:05

[quote Minimummymee]@MereDintofPandiculation I just want to clear up that I don’t want to socialise with anyone else , just MIL and her household but wasn’t sure if I could and therefore haven’t been[/quote]
OK, forget everything I've said. I was working on the misunderstanding that you wanted a support bubble with someone else. So basically talking rubbish in the context of this thread.

From the guidance:

"You can form a support bubble with another household of any size if:

...    you are the only adult in your household who does not need continuous care as a result of a disability... 

.... You should not form a support bubble with a household that is part of another support bubble."

You are the only adult in your household who does not need continuous care as a result of a disability.

MIL's household (I presume) is not part of another support bubble (eg for your sister living on her own 50 miles away). Caring for DP isn't being part of a bubble, and a childcare bubble isn't a support bubble.

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