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nicolesmith12 · 22/02/2016 23:14

hi, im having a baby but really confused if i can claim child tax and child benefit due to my partner, hes self employed but works away 5 days a week

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MrsLeighHalfpenny · 22/02/2016 23:21

Where he works has nothing to do with it. Do you consider yourselves to be a family unit?

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nicolesmith12 · 23/02/2016 07:36

i would like to think we were but on the other hand no i wouldnt say we were. sometimes he works weekends so its starting to come in the way of the relationship

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Rockchick1984 · 23/02/2016 11:06

If his home address is the same as yours then you claim as a couple. Where he works has nothing to do with it.

If he earns less than £60k you can claim child benefit, tax credits are based on your household income. If you earn less than £26k between you then you can claim.

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nicolesmith12 · 23/02/2016 11:24

he lives with his parents still, i dont work as im on income support, thank you this helped alot

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MrsLeighHalfpenny · 23/02/2016 12:22

If he lives with his parents, then I'm afraid you aren't a family unit. If you don't live together, I doubt you can claim tax credits based on his salary, on top of the benefits you already claim as a single parent, though I'm no expert. I wouldn't have thought you could have it both ways!

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