how many nights can i stay over

a_imteaz

i've have been dating a single mum for the last 6 months and from time to time i stay over but not sure how many nights i'm allowed since she is on benefit

healy

There is no set number.

cher1977

i had the same question a while back, im a single mum and my b/friend stayed over approx 2 nights a week although this was not a set number. I decided to ring the benefits agency myself to declare that he stayed over so that there was no way i would find myself in trouble. They informed me that if he has a home somewhere else, pays bills there and does not pay for staying with me by contributing to food shopping/bills ect then it is fine. I suggest rather than posting anymore on here that your g/friend should ring the agency herself and declaire it. The reason i say this is that i received alot of sarcastic comments on here after i posted the same question and some really upset me.
I wish you luck, after all, 6 months of dating somebody is not long enough to make a decision to move in and have her benefits stopped, and also mess the child/childrens heads up because u did this too early. good luck for the future and hope things work out for you both so eventually you can live together and give up the benefits as im hoping too

emweaver

My mum was told 2 nights a week when she was on benefits although my sister has been told 0 nights!

cattie

If you do a search you will find this subject comes up regularly, about every week on average. Have a read of some of those posts.

As Healy mentions, there is no set number of nights a partner may stay. If the DWP feel a partner is spending a lot of time on a regular basis at a benefit recipients home then they may chose to investigate to ensure that the benefits are not claimed fraudulently.

keithpb69

as far as i know it's 3 nights, did read it somewhere. but i'd call them anonymously and ask what the rules are.

alwaysonthego_2

keithpb69 wrote: »

as far as i know it's 3 nights, did read it somewhere. but i'd call them anonymously and ask what the rules are.

Please look at healy and Cattie's posts, there are NO set number of nights that anyone can stay over night.

real1314

As others have said, there is no set number of nights. It's considered on a case by case basis.

How many nights does a soldier posted to iraq spend with their partner?
How many nights does an oil rig worker on a monthly stay spend?
How many nights does someone who works away during the week spend?

All of these are likely to be treated as couples.

The best advice I can give is that the benefit claimant should report the situation honestly and clearly - e.g my b/f stays 2 nights per week but has his own home etc, depending on circumstances.

This way, whatever the outcome, you would not be prosecuted for fraud as you would not have failed to declare anything.

kerryglidz

sorry to burst your bubble guys but i got told it didn't matter how many nights my partner stayed a few years ago only to get done for 2 counts of fraud and deception!!!!
They said that it was ok at the time as my partner paid his own mortgage and council tax but stayed with me for 4 nights!!!!
they even sent it in writing to me!!
About 6 months later i had to go to two interviews... one with dwp and the other with the council!!! I explained what was said and that i got told it was ok.... they informed me that it was not acceptable and they should only stay 2 nights a week and not have anymore then one set of clothes at your home!!!
I got done as i say for the two counts and had to pay back ( still paying back after 5 years) £35,000 to DWP and 13,000 to housing benefits!!! On top of this i had my legal aid revokes and had to pay for my legal costs too!!!

PLEASE PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHATEVER YOU DO!!!!!!!

[Deleted User]

they said what they said in WRITING yet still prosecuted and got £48,000 back,tbh I find that very hard to believe

leemack

woodbine wrote: »

they said what theuyy said in WRITING yet still prosucted and got £48,000 back,tbh I find that very hard to believe

absolutely, seems a stretch and the decision would almost certainly be overturned on appeal if the claimant had written permission, even if it had been an error to send the letter it would be official error and the overpayment not recoverable, sounds dodgy.