will my G.F. lose money if i move into hers???

massprillar

im thinking of moving into my girlfriends house as i am no fixed abode at the moment.
im currently claiming job seekers and she has a young baby and claimes incomesupport i think it is and housing and council tax benefit, will she lose any benefit if i move in or can i claim housing/council tax benefit toward payment f the rent until i get a job??

dmg24

Once you move in all claims will need to be joint. She will need to stop claiming IS and your JSA will become a joint claim.

noangel666

https://www.dwpe-services.direct.gov.uk/portal/page/portal/ba/lp



A calculator from the government website that will tell you what your entitled to and how much can be claimed.

I have used it and worked all mine out correctly

absent_dad

The simple answer is that only one person can claim income based benefits

The benefits you receive individually totaled is more than a couple receives.

Only one of you can claim as a couple, be it for JSA HB or CT

It depends on how you look at it, either you think your girlfriend is losing out, you are losing out or...you are gaining a home?

Arg

absent_dad wrote: »

It depends on how you look at it, either you think your girlfriend is losing out, you are losing out or...you are gaining a home?

Or looking at it a different way, he could claim housing allowance for another house thus costing the taxpayer two sets of allowance instead of one and encouraging single parentship instead of families.

:T