How much income with benefits can we have coming in to claim child tax credits

jdoymc

I currently claim CTC and income support. i am wanting my partner to move in with me. He is retired, does not get state pension yet but does have a company pension of £102 a week. I have 3 kids which I dont expect him to provide for. Will his income be taken into account with my CTC and any ideas about how it will affect my income support. Oh I am also his carer.
Hope someone can help.
Thanks

McKneff

Any means tested benefits are calculated on household income.

If he is moving in then yes it will.

Presumably if he is not claiming state pension then he has not reached 65 yet so is he claiming JSA or ESA if not, why not.

Mum2twins98

jdoymc wrote: »

I currently claim CTC and income support. i am wanting my partner to move in with me. He is retired, does not get state pension yet but does have a company pension of £102 a week. I have 3 kids which I dont expect him to provide for. Will his income be taken into account with my CTC and any ideas about how it will affect my income support. Oh I am also his carer.
Hope someone can help.
Thanks

I was sort of in the same situation
I was on income support my partner works full time
I came of income support and because of his wage £259 we were awarded child tax credits for twins aged 12 £166 pw
I also get Carers Allowance
From what i understand you may lose some income support, but CTC should stay the same, but when he also gets the pension you may then lose all your income support.... When my partner moved in with us he wanted to help with the children as we were all part of the 'package' so too speak

karenx

The income support is because she is a single parent, with a partner moving it this will stop altogether.

Mum2twins98

karenx wrote: »

The income support is because she is a single parent, with a partner moving it this will stop altogether.

Some people do have top ups of income support if what they need to live on as a family is still under the required amount, but saying that they say a couple need to live on just over a £100 a week so therefore yes i think it will stop and the OP would have to reapply for housing and council tax benefit based on low income

jdoymc

I am on Income support as i am a carer

TaxCreditHelp

Hi! I can't comment on Income Support but moving from a single to a joint claim will affect your Tax Credit award. Without knowing the exact details of your circumstances I can't say if they would change for the better or worse but the main Tax Credit helpline will be able to provide an estimate of your potential Tax Credit award should your partnet move in. Alternatively there is a Tax Credit award calculator available online on the HMRC website. Hope this helps.