thinking of living together

bravobeastie

alwaysonthego wrote: »

but she is not single, they are a couple.

Yes i agree, however they don't live together so (i think) DWP do not class them as a couple until they move in together.

I'm fairly sure she is allowed a boyfriend, regardless of the fact whether the guy is the father of her child or not

milliemonster

can't believe someone would have a child with someone and then further down the line start 'thinking about if we should live together' what the hell is the world coming to?

bravobeastie

I'm not sticking up for anyone as such, just wondering if there was more to it than op had mentioned.

bravobeastie

milliemonster wrote: »

can't believe someone would have a child with someone and then further down the line start 'thinking about if we should live together' what the hell is the world coming to?

Here i go again lol. Not justifying anything or anyone, but maybe op's bf was married? maybe he couldn't handle the responsibility and they split up (this happened to me) there are reasons this happens. I agree living together as a family is more important than money

alwaysonthego_2

bravobeastie wrote: »

Yes i agree, however they don't live together so (i think) DWP do not class them as a couple until they move in together.

I'm fairly sure she is allowed a boyfriend, regardless of the fact whether the guy is the father of her child or not

This is a wrong assumption! If you read one of my earlier posts the DWP do not only look at whether the couple live under the same roof. They look at various elements such as finacial links, holidays together, same gp/dentist, nights spent together. Also because they have a child togther that also is included in making them a couple in the DWP's eyes. This info was gained from the benefits and tax credits cpag handbook which I have access to as a CAB adviser.

bravobeastie

alwaysonthego wrote: »

This is a wrong assumption! If you read one of my earlier posts the DWP do not only look at whether the couple live under the same roof. They look at various elements such as finacial links, holidays together, same gp/dentist, nights spent together. Also because they have a child togther that also is included in making them a couple in the DWP's eyes. This info was gained from the benefits and tax credits cpag handbook which I have access to as a CAB adviser.

ah, i didn't know this (hence i put 'i think' in brackets on earlier post lol)

alwaysonthego_2

bravobeastie wrote: »

ah, i didn't know this (hence i put 'i think' in brackets on earlier post lol)

Not many people do realise

Rikki

healy wrote: »

We keep getting these questions. I dont understand why when a couple have a child together they dont just live together anyway. Maybe I am sounding like an old fart but I thought that was the normal thing to do.

They used to get married first too.

terryw

Oh dear, as soon as I saw this post, I thought there would be replies of indignation.

The fault here does not lie with the OP or indeed any of the millions of people in the same position. The fault lies squarely with government who have done everything possible to ensure that couples live apart so that one of them may claim benefit.

terryw

alwaysonthego_2

terryw wrote: »

Oh dear, as soon as I saw this post, I thought there would be replies of indignation.

The fault here does not lie with the OP or indeed any of the millions of people in the same position. The fault lies squarely with government who have done everything possible to ensure that couples live apart so that one of them may claim benefit.

terryw

some of the replys have a valid point. The government does not make it possible for a couple who have a child together, to live seperately and one claim benefits whilst the other is working to be better off. As I have pointed out it will be seen has fraud and the OP should think about it because she could be prosecuted.