Tax credits and marriage

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Don't know if anyone can help... I'm getting married this July and (soon to be) DH is moving in as soon as his house sells (but we're expecting it to take a while... hopefully by xmas!!) I called tax credits last week when I had my renewal and they said I don't need to do a joint claim until he moves in. But this seems really odd, and everything online seems to say the opposite and that if we're married it should be joint. I really don't want to end up paying money back or claiming when I'm not entitled, as he earns over 30k. But we are running separate households! Nor do I want to spend another hour on the phone when I'm at work all day! Any one else been in a similar situation??

I dont work for HMRC but my understanding is that you are still treated as single if you are running a single household and only need to tell them once he has moved in.

As a precaution though, I would make detailed notes of who you spoke to and the date and time. There was one occasion when I was told incorrect information but did not have to pay what they said I owed as I could prove the error was theirs.