Benefits

[Naz786]

05/10/2014 04:06 Naz786

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

I hope I haven't started a zombie thread again

I think you'd need to resubmit a joint claim but would not necessarily lose the Tax credit and definitely not Child Benefit unless you/he have substantial income form other sources . What does he get - JSA, ESA ?

There's a very good benefit calculator at www.turn2us.org.uk. If you put in all the numbers, you should get an idea of what your household income would be with your partner living there.

I doubt you would get Income support for long, it would have to switch to Jsa claim at some point as one of you should be looking for work . Are you going back to your job after unpaid mat leave ends?

Is he on esa? Or dla? If you can claim carers allowance for him you can still claim IS. You will still get child tax and child benefit but you will need to submit a joint claim.

Hello, can anyone help. I am 47 year old father - my wife died 3 1/2 years ago. Two children aged 13 and 9. Out of work since May due to depression etc. Confused by benefits system etc. Any thoughts?

Naz786 and SingleDad47 - can totally recommend speaking to Turn 2 Us: www.turn2us.org.uk/default.aspx
They are lovely, really helpful and you don't have to sit waiting on the phone for half an hour to get through! :-)