Living apart together and benefit rules

Crowoman

Hi everyone,

I'm due to get married in July to my boyfriend of eight years, we've never lived together; and i am a teacher with one grown up Daughter living in a council flat. As we are very happy living apart, we'd like to continue doing this after we're married; question is, will this affect any benefits if i later need to claim them? My future husband won't be supporting me financially you see. With the education budget being cut the college that i work for is already looking at compulsory redundancies, and i want to know if i will be able to claim any help in the future, especially as we will be 'living apart together'. Any help/advice greatly appreciated.

All the best.

DX2

Crowoman wrote: »

Hi everyone,

I'm due to get married in July to my boyfriend of eight years, we've never lived together; and i am a teacher with one grown up Daughter living in a council flat. As we are very happy living apart, we'd like to continue doing this after we're married; question is, will this affect any benefits if i later need to claim them? My future husband won't be supporting me financially you see. With the education budget being cut the college that i work for is already looking at compulsory redundancies, and i want to know if i will be able to claim any help in the future, especially as we will be 'living apart together'. Any help/advice greatly appreciated.

All the best.

:silenced::silenced::silenced: Benefit of doubt....

alwaysonthego_2

You would be classed as being part of the same household, even if yo live in different places. You would have to claim benefits as part of a couple hth.

SPANIEL36

why get married but live apart?

System

Its not legally possible to be a couple yet claim as if you were single. Even if you live apart you will still be classed as couple.

Fire_Fox

Crowoman wrote: »

Hi everyone,

I'm due to get married in July to my boyfriend of eight years, we've never lived together; and i am a teacher with one grown up Daughter living in a council flat. As we are very happy living apart, we'd like to continue doing this after we're married; question is, will this affect any benefits if i later need to claim them? My future husband won't be supporting me financially you see. With the education budget being cut the college that i work for is already looking at compulsory redundancies, and i want to know if i will be able to claim any help in the future, especially as we will be 'living apart together'. Any help/advice greatly appreciated.

All the best.

Unfortunately your husband is expected to support you (and vice versa) unless you are legally separated. If you choose not to then the state will treat you as if you do have the extra money coming in, or if you refuse to complete the income forms you will not be able to receive any means tested benefits.

For council tax purposes they assume a husband and wife live together so you will not be able to claim the 25% single occupancy discount, if you carry on living as you are the pair of you will be deemed to have a principle primary residence and a second home.

It saddens me that your fiancee loves you enough to marry you but not 'for better for worse, for richer for poorer' - if you are life partners you should be so in every sense of the word.

briona

Crowoman wrote: »

I'm due to get married in July to my boyfriend of eight years, we've never lived together; and i am a teacher with one grown up Daughter living in a council flat. As we are very happy living apart, we'd like to continue doing this after we're married; question is, will this affect any benefits if i later need to claim them? My future husband won't be supporting me financially you see.

Why on earth would you marry someone you have no intention of living with?!

If you want to be treated as a single person, then stay single!

Crowoman

To those of you who responded helpfully to my question, many thanks, it's much appreciated. To those who just saw an opportunity to have a dig, and there are many of you, it's goodnight from me. I won't be back.

healy

Crowoman wrote: »

To those of you who responded helpfully to my question, many thanks, it's much appreciated. To those who just saw an opportunity to have a dig, and there are many of you, it's goodnight from me. I won't be back.

Can you not see why people had a dig?!

Crowoman

No Healy i can't. I just wanted a bit of advice that's all, i thought people would want to help, after all that's what this forum is for. Never mind eh.

DX2

Crowoman wrote: »

No Healy i can't. I just wanted a bit of advice that's all, i thought people would want to help, after all that's what this forum is for. Never mind eh.

Help with what exactly? screwing the system, not a hope in hell.