Benefits for people moving to England

Indie_Kid

Can you not just privately rent?

Oldernotwiser

Daniel86 wrote: »

So she could come into the UK without getting any permission and claim for benefits as an English person would?

This is all theoretical by the way, we're trying to work out our options and most likely we will wait a year or so before moving together when our baby is older and she can go back to work aswell.

Edit: Again yes, I do realise how long the council house waiting times are.

She has to prove that she hasn't moved to the UK just to be able to claim benefits. However, if you are working you will be supporting them and you will be able to claim child benefits as a family.

AnxiousMum

Sorry for what might be a really stupid question......but......could she not move here with a view to finding a job rather than with a view to claiming benefits?
If you are a couple, then you would apply as a household for things like child tax credits etc. If you are eligible for them, you would be the claiming, and claim any children that are iving with you as long as you are also in receipt of child benefit for them. Not sure what the scoop is on claimng cb for German children though!

DX2

Mr_Falling_Star wrote: »

Trolls gonna troll

Ahh don't spoil it Mr Star

Daniel86

AnxiousMum wrote: »

Sorry for what might be a really stupid question......but......could she not move here with a view to finding a job rather than with a view to claiming benefits?
If you are a couple, then you would apply as a household for things like child tax credits etc. If you are eligible for them, you would be the claiming, and claim any children that are iving with you as long as you are also in receipt of child benefit for them. Not sure what the scoop is on claimng cb for German children though!

The baby is only 1 and still requires full time care, she will be looking for work in a year or so once the little girl starts nursery.

krisskross

Daniel86 wrote: »

The baby is only 1 and still requires full time care, she will be looking for work in a year or so once the little girl starts nursery.

In that case you will be supporting them both with whatever benfits are available to you as a family unit to help.

MissMoneypenny

Daniel86 wrote: »

So she could come into the UK without getting any permission and claim for benefits as an English person would?

This is all theoretical by the way, we're trying to work out our options and most likely we will wait a year or so before moving together when our baby is older and she can go back to work aswell.

On the immigration forums they say that an EU citizen can only move to another EU country if they are exercising their EU rights: which are, working in that new EU country or are self sufficient (living on their savings and have a full health insurance policy). She is allowed to job seek and claim jsa, but only for a limited time before she is not exercising her EU right to be in the UK.

In what way would your girlfriend be exercising her EU rights?

You will need to pay 20% (? ask on the csa board) of your salary to the mother of your child. More if you are a decent father.

If she comes into the country to live with you, a british citizen(?) and your baby, then that will be ok as you will be keeping them.

DX2

MissMoneypenny wrote: »

You will need to pay 20% (? ask on the csa board) of your salary to the mother of your child. More if you are a decent father.

15% for 1 child
20% for 2 children
25% for 3 children
IIRC

AnxiousMum

MissMoneypenny wrote: »

On the immigration forums they say that an EU citizen can only move to another EU country if they are exercising their EU rights: which are, working in that new EU country or are self sufficient (living on their savings and have a full health insurance policy). She is allowed to job seek and claim jsa, but only for a limited time before she is not exercising her EU right to be in the UK.

In what way would your girlfriend be exercising her EU rights?

You will need to pay 20% (? ask on the csa board) of your salary to the mother of your child. More if you are a decent father.

If she comes into the country to live with you, a british citizen(?) and your baby, then that will be ok as you will be keeping them.

Really confused......the OP is asking about them living together here in the UK - so no indication of him having to pay her child support at all if they are living together. I think the oP might be calling 'German equivalent of child support' something like the UK equivalent of IS, or child benefit or something. :shruggy shoulders:

If the child is your child, and you are a British citizen, then you will be able to claim things like child benefit, child tax credits, housing benefit if applicable in your own right - claiming ALL income for the family but if the girlfriend is no eligible to claim, then you won't get any extra for the fact that she lives with you - only monies for you and the baby.

sunnyone

Daniel86 wrote: »

The baby is only 1 and still requires full time care, she will be looking for work in a year or so once the little girl starts nursery.

The little girl isnt a nice way to talk about you daughter and at a wild, mad guess about your council home assertations, no she wouldnt get a council home if she just appears from Germany with your daughter no matter how you dress it up.