If dsd stays at Mums more will child benefit and tax credits go to her or us?

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Hi everyone.

Can anyone advise how many nights a week dsd would need to stay at her Mums (she lives with us currently)before her Mum could claim benefits (either in full or some of them)instead of us??

We are unsure whether her Mum genuinely wants her for more time or is asking so she can get money for having her.

Thanks.

You cant split a claim for CB or WTC - they go to the one with the most care - i.e the one who does the four days - so if she wants to go from 3 to 4 nights then yes she could get the CB instead of you. But if maintenance is being paid to ex then it should be only 3/7ths of the weekly rate if she has care for 3 days or 4/7ths if ex has custody for 4 days and so on.

Thanks. We don't get any maintenance from her so that wouldn't be affected and we would still have more days/nights than her so hopefully it is for the right reasons then. Phew.

Yeah as long as you have her the most you definitely get the CB. But I actually meant if your DH pays his ex maintenance he should only pay 2/7ths if she has child for 2 days and 3/7ths if she has her for 3 etc. Not sure how it works if EXW has child less than the father and works - maybe she should pay maintenance to your DH - are fathers ever awarded maintenance from mothers? - have no experience of that way round sorry. But we are supposed to be in a world of equality so who knows ?

Think of traditional set up, and we are the opposite. DSD lives with us as Dad got residency through courts and she has contct/stay overs with her Mum. so no we def don't pay maintenance to her Mum same as majority of Mums wouldn't pay Ex husbancds for the couple of days a week Dad has them.

If we did get maintanance I realise she would pay us less as she has her a couple of days a week same as non resident Dads can get a reduction, but as I say for us we are the opposite way round to most step parent set ups.

Thanks for the advise.