Moving in together, How will this affect income ?

crowds

I currently receive income based benifits as I am not able to work, I do not get disability benifits but the amount I get is similar if not the same. £86.60 per week.
My Girlfriend is a recovery nurse and receives around £25k per annum. We have a child together who is two and she has another daughter who is eight.
We are thinking about moving in together just after christmas but are unsure as to how this will affect our incomes and also Council tax and child benifits (currently she claims both as a single parent but once I move in this will change).
We have put off living together as we think we are better off finacialy apart but obviously this is not ideal for both ourselves and the kids in terms of stable homelife and relationships. However if we cant afford to live together...
We are both in our thirtys and the property we would live in ogether is her council house.
What is likely to happen ?

Kimitatsu

Try www.entitledto.co.uk

Put in the figures you have given and see if you would be better off or not

Good luck

DX2

Your benefits will stop. She can no longer claim single parent benefits.

crowds wrote: »

I currently receive income based benifits as I am not able to work, I do not get disability benifits but the amount I get is similar if not the same. £86.60 per week.
My Girlfriend is a recovery nurse and receives around £25k per annum. We have a child together who is two and she has another daughter who is eight.
We are thinking about moving in together just after christmas but are unsure as to how this will affect our incomes and also Council tax and child benifits (currently she claims both as a single parent but once I move in this will change).
We have put off living together as we think we are better off finacialy apart but obviously this is not ideal for both ourselves and the kids in terms of stable homelife and relationships. However if we cant afford to live together...
We are both in our thirtys and the property we would live in ogether is her council house.
What is likely to happen ?

viktory

This sort of post both saddens and angers me. You are both in your thirties, she has a well paid job. You will both be living in a council home, so very low rent yet still you put money over and above security for your children and family life. You may be financially better off apart, but what sort of message are you giving your children?

Very sad sign of our times.

DX2

viktory wrote: »

This sort of post both saddens and angers me. You are both in your thirties, she has a well paid job. You will both be living in a council home, so very low rent yet still you put money over and above security for your children and family life. You may be financially better off apart, but what sort of message are you giving your children?

Very sad sign of our times.

Sadly it seems to be the "in" thing at the moment, more and more of these types of posts seems to appear daily here on MSE.

healy

DX2 wrote: »

Sadly it seems to be the "in" thing at the moment, more and more of these types of posts seems to appear daily here on MSE.

The board seems to be getting clogged with these posts as well some others, it must just be the tip of the iceberg.

Vader123

healy wrote: »

The board seems to be getting clogged with these posts as well some others, it must just be the tip of the iceberg.

I can't help but think the "benefits" board was not designed for help with situations like this.

Wheres the moral value here?

Vader

healy

Vader123 wrote: »

I can't help but think the "benefits" board was not designed for help with situations like this.

Wheres the moral value here?

Vader

It is not.

There are no moral values and if people comment they get told off.

DX2

healy wrote: »

It is not.

There are no moral values and if people comment they get told off.

:think: and here was me thinking you enjoyed a good spanking!

McKneff

So she gets 25K a year plus CB for 2 children and you get 80odd pounds a week,
subsidised housing - good grief and you still ask if your entitled to benefits.

I wouldnt have had the nerve to come here and ask to be quite honest.

hopless

I empathise with you me and my partner so desparetly want to live together but cannot afford to as she will lose her benefit and i only just make ends meet as it is, i cant sell my house due to the economic climate and downsize and we both stuck in a rut. If she wanted thou she could get a place of her own paid for totally by benefits but if we want to live together we lose money!!

Basically government want to help and house single people, but not couples and families who struggle the most. I hope you can find a solution as your family needs to be together.

I havent got children, but one day want them but without giving up everything and living off benefits totally we can not afford it!

Its sad the way the country and benefit system is.