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?

So who’s paying the rent / mortgage, bills etc??

do a check on Turn2Us and show him how much you can claim
including the LCW element for him (if he is in fact incapable of working)

Nothing suspicious- a partner moving in will be a “change of circumstances” which ends a tax credit claim, forcing claimants into UC. UC entitlement is calculated per household, not per person so both members of a couple in a relationship akin to marriage have to claim together (ie flatmates don’t have to claim together)

But how did he manage in his previous place when he wasn’t living with you? Surely he needed more than just pip to live on each month? Why did he move back in?

If you have kids together he would know moving in with you and not claiming UC would mean the kids live in poverty? Why would he prioritise living with you over you (the woman he says he loves) and his kids (who he presumably says he loves) having enough money to live off? Living off UC is bloody tough for people nowadays with the COL rises.

I can’t imagine loving someone and choosing to live with them and make their life worse by making them poorer. I’d have stayed where I was in his situation and put my loved ones needs above my wants. It seems very selfish.

I’m aware of the uc/ tax credits situation.

its him saying he’s getting hounded and just wants to live of his pip.

if he is ill enough to be on pip then he needs to get set up properly with a disability advisor so he’s not being pushed to do unsuitable work.

expecting his wife etc not to claim relevant benefits is madness as it can also limits what else they are eligible for. Her prescriptions, winter fuel allowance and all sorts of payments that would go to her or she’d be eligible for?

Are you sure you want him living with you??

if he is ill enough to be on pip then he needs to get set up properly with a disability advisor so he’s not being pushed to do unsuitable work.

the criteria for PIP and being deemed incapable for work are very different abd you can work and claim PIP

@Jellybaba do you mean your hubby cant be arsed to work if he is "quite happy" living off PIP???

Uc must be claimed jointly as you are living together. If your husband is not able to work because of his disabilities then he should hand in sick notes and wait to be assessed for work capability. If awarded LCWRA then you will get extra money on the claim.

@Janislowe I bet he was living with mummy and daddy.

@TheLadyIsAVamp got it right up thread.

Is this not something that you discussed before he moved back in if you making a go of it?

If your husband moves back out you can claim as a single parent. And I'd be ending my relationship with him, his attitude stinks. Either get signed off properly or look for work. If you don't claim UC how is he expecting all the bills to be paid. is he contributing with his PIP or living off you like a cocklodger?

This. He (both of you if you claim as a couple) could be entitled to a further £968 a month if he is found to be too unwell to work and receives LCWRA on top of the standard UC joint amount

@Livelovebehappy So you think it's a good thing that disabled people will have to pay for prescriptions?

@BranchGold What’s the nature of his illness/disability?
None of your business! You just want to have a say on whether you believe he's fit to work, despite having never met him!

No, you can't claim as a single person when you live with your husband.

Something called benefit fraud 🤔

LCWRA is £390 extra a month.