Claiming for your first child on universal credit

[FairOP]

Hi, ive set up this post to to see if anyone knows how universal credit works. 😅

Basiclly i have moved in with a partner, we will have a joint claim. He already has a child and is claiming first child for the child. The baby we are having will be my first child and his second. So how do you think universal credit figure that out?

Ive read i can nominate my myself as main carer for my child. Dont know what that means lol. As per usal when i ask uc nobody knows.

Why did they make uc so needless complicated. 😩

'He already has a child and is claiming first child for the child. The baby we are having will be my first child and his second. So how do you think universal credit figure that out?' - They don't. There's no first child for you and second for him. There's a two child cap. The cap applies to how many children you have on a claim. You can be paid for 2 children per claim (there are some exceptions).

The main carer thing is explained on

Universal Credit: further information for families document. If you google that it's point 7

You have a joint claim so your baby is not the first child. It may be your first child together, but that is irrelevant for UC purposes.

Joint claim, two kids, yours will be seen as the second. Doesn't make any difference though as there's no longer a higher rate for child #1.

Don't think main carer makes much difference in a single household, it's more of an issue where parents live apart.

As new Mum you'll get easements from Work Related Activities and not be back in All Work group until child is 3.

Only the main carer will get easements - you can’t choose separate main carers for each child.

Youll get the second child rate.