Husband doesn’t want me to claim universal credit

[Jellybaba]

So I work part time and was getting £450 working tax/child tax credits per month when I was a loan parent. My husband has moved back in and claims PIP, he doesn’t work and doesn’t feel well enough to work. I have had to apply for UC instead of Tax credits as our circumstances have changed with him moving back in. UC are now hounding my husband to look for work but he doesn’t feel well enough. He said he is happy living off his PIP. He wants me to cancel UC! Is there anyway UC can take him off our joint claim and just pay me the portion I am entitled to?

I think he means he's happy living off you.

If you are living with your husband the claim has to be joint.

That's wrong surely if he gets PIP.

No . You are financially tied together . He needs to get signed off for work if not we’ll enough.

You can get pop and work.

you are couple. You can’t claim as lone parent because you aren’t one.

I would just split with him permanently. His attitude is awful.

It’s a joint claim if you live together. You can’t claim as a single person that would be fraud. What are his health issues that prevent him from working?

He needs a separate assessment for capacity to work.
It may surprise you but PIP is a non means tested benefit and being in receipt of it doesn't automatically mean you can not work, plenty of PIP claimants work.

Being in receipt of PIP does not mean that you cannot work. If he is claiming that he is incapable of working then he should provide a fit note from his doctor to UC who will provide him with a work capability questionnaire to fill in. Despite receiving PIP they may deem him fit for work.

This.

Is he too sick to work or just not keen on working?

As others have said, he needs to see a gp, determine what exactly is wrong, whether it can be treated, which will hopefully get him better and back to work.

But you can't claim separately if you are living together.

He could leave again.

He needs to get sick notes for 3 months from his GP, after 3 months it'll trigger a work capability assessment. He will either be deemed fit for work, limited capability for work or limited capability for work related activity. If he is awarded LCWRA he will receive an additional payment of I think £390pm and not need to look for work or provide fit notes.

It has to be a joint claim. You must have an idea if he could work or is really unwell. If the former I wouldn't want to live with him anyway and if the latter, he will either be asked to seek work or provide a fit note to start the health assessment process. There won't be any hounding of an actual sick man.

Your husband sounds like a right catch.

@Jellybaba your married is this a recent thing?
Also 'not well enough to work' in what way?
Not part-time, work from home, zero hours and build up, nothing?
Or if he is really unwell that he can be signed off can't you swap roles? You work full time and he do the kids/ housework/ life admin etc?

By husband, I presume that you are married and therefore living together. So it's got to be a joint claim.

So, if he cannot/ will not work could he do the childcare & housework so you can go to work?
If either of you earn enough money, you'll be able to stop the UC claim altogether.

No you can’t get it just for yourself. He either gets a job or gets assessed as too sick to work.

No. And if he doesn’t cooperate your claim will close. I’d tell him to get on board with it or move back out.

He doesn't want you to claim because he doesn't want them to start taking an interest in him and find out that actually the only thing wrong with him is lazygoodfornothingbastarditis.

He wants you to all live off your small wage? So that he isn't expected to work? Boot him back out.

If he genuinely can't work then he can be put in that group. My younger son claims UC and pip. He had a capability assessment and was deemed not fit to work. He gets extra UC than he otherwise would because of that. There's no reason your husband can't request an assessment.

And no, he can't be taken off the claim if you're still a couple.

You've a choice to make here.

Why would he want your family to suffer? Why would he put so much pressure on you?

What’s the nature of his illness/disability?

Do you believe him to be an individual who’s incapable of working? Part time?

I suspect just not too keen on working. Which is why the governments plan to withdraw free prescriptions etc for benefit claimants, exactly in the same position as OPs DH, is a good idea…

Her dh is disabled pip is very hard to get and you would be happy with him not being able to afford his medication?

This sounds a bits suspicious.

You get PIP because of your personal circumstances/health etc.

so him now living with you shouldn’t magically change things.

look on the entitled to website to see what you can and should be claiming as a couple.