Changing name on bills

[Scoobywho24]

I’ve had a light bulb moment today that I do so so much more than my partner and the responsibility I have is too much.

Does anyone know if you can hand over a bill to another person? Every single bill is in my name because my partner has never had to think about bills at all. He sees working as enough and that I should be his financial secretary. I work too, am doing a masters degree and hold the responsibility of our children and the home.
What happens though is if they aren’t paid, or he ignores a letter or email. It comes back on me and my credit file. It’s not fair and I’m wanting to know if I can change this? I want to pass everything over to him so it’s another this less to worry about. He might learn to sort things out himself. Can you tell I’m annoyed 🤣

Do you want to stay with him? You don't sound like you like him? Might be easier to ask him to leave if he's not on any bills.

I'd be changing his address if I were you! He needs to step up or get gone. Let him set up his own bills at his new address

What’s your financial set up? Do you have a joint account or totally separate ones? If you’re an established couple with a family, a usual set up would be to have a joint account which you each pay a proportion of your income into each month, and then all the bills go from that account via direct debit every month and neither of you actually have to be giving any thought about paying bills. Would this not solve some problems?

You can put the bills in whoever’s name you want. If they don’t get paid consistently, then ultimately it impacts that person’s credit record. If you’re living together and reliant on each other’s creditworthiness to be approved for a private rental, mortgage, loan to benefit the family etc then you don’t want either of you to have a poor credit record (and you presumably don’t want the electricity to be suddenly shut off one day, either.)