help with boyfriend moving in

jodie04

i`m currently self employed with children, claiming tax credit.
my bf is 18 and has just left college with no job as yet, so he has no income whats so ever.
he is moving in with me soon and just wanted to know if there`s anything he can claim that wont effect my money
i no if i add him to my tax credit i get no extra money for him
i dont want any money off him, but he would like some money of his own and with no jobs going any where round here dont no wat he can do
any help would be great

karenx

He can claim JSA. You will have to close your single tax credits claim and claim as a couple. Also if you claim housing benefit you have to notify them also and add him to your claim. And when he gets a job you will have to update tax credits and housing benefit again with his new income so your awards can be adjusted.

margaretclare

He may have to travel further afield to find work, if there are no jobs where you live. If he moves in, and then moves out, you may have difficulties with the bureaucracy, changing and then changing back again.

dmg24

karenx wrote: »

He can claim JSA. You will have to close your single tax credits claim and claim as a couple. Also if you claim housing benefit you have to notify them also and add him to your claim. And when he gets a job you will have to update tax credits and housing benefit again with his new income so your awards can be adjusted.

If he is straight out of college he is unlikely to meet the conditions for CB JSA, and will be ineligible for IB JSA due to the OP's income (assuming that income is more than £100 per week).

OP, how much do you earn?

jodie04

i earn about 150.00 a week,
were looking for some sort of paid training in the area too

dmg24

If he has not paid sufficient NI Conts over the past two years (unlikely if he has been FT at college) he will not be entitled to JSA.

jodie04

i dont really understand why i don`t get more money for him on tax credits, seems a bit unfair for 2 people to be on the same money as 1

dmg24

You are given extra premiums as a single parent - it is not that two people are expected to live on the same amount as one, the reality is that you are currently living off enough for two.

Are you still in receipt of CTC for four children? If so, I am sure you have enough to live off.

karenx

Child tax credits is for the child, not for the parents. Working tax credits is for the parents and it goes on their income. Doesnt go on if its 1 or 2 parents on the claim its the total income.

margaretclare

jodie04 wrote: »

i dont really understand why i don`t get more money for him on tax credits, seems a bit unfair for 2 people to be on the same money as 1

No, it isn't, because he's 18, been at college so presumably well-educated, presumably fit, healthy and active and is therefore equipped for independence, expected to make his own way in the world and earn his own living, not live off a single mother and her children.

jodie04

i have enough to live on, yes i get ctc for 4 children, but with 4 children this is gone before i get it. i am happy for him not to contribute, it`s just he would like some money of his own. hopefully a job will turn up soon