A Quick Question...

Lostboy02

Im in the process of filling in my forms and im wondering, i live with my girlfriend, we dont have a joint bank account, we arent married and we have no shared credit.
We live in a rented flat with both our names on the lease, mine is the main one but she is listed as an additional tennant.

Do i have to list her earnings? Do i have to split council tax and gas etc because we pay 50 50 or could i list the full amount as coming out of my wage on my soa. Either way my excess is less than 99 so it really makes no difference it would just allow me to raise the figures slightly incase the OR tries to lower figures to ensure an IPA

Thanks guys

peachyprice

Hi Lostboy,
You do have to out that she lives there. On your forms you put the household bills in full, then there's a bit that says something along the lines of 'other contributions to your household' in that bit you just put an amount that totals approx 50% of the household bills, not her whole income. They will not asky how much she earns, they just want to see that she contributes her fair share.