Need some knowledge about Income support and tax credits!

code-a-holic

Hi,
We have just found out that my SIL and 2 children have been told to leave her mothers house - today!
So she's moving in with us until we can come up with a plan for her family. Her husband works away 6 days a week and will continue to do so.
She does not work and is unlikely to when she moves here, children are 2 and 3 months.
Do you think she might be able to claim income support while living with us, or will her tax credits change. Or do we need to tell tax credits. We are a couple with 4 children. My husband works full time. We are now concerned about his wage having to stretch to support these extra 3 people in the house.

While typing this I am wondering if we might actually be entitled to housing benefit now with these extra persons in the house?! Do they class as our responsibility?! So many questions when I should be working out which of our children has to give up a bedroom!
Looking forward to hearing from anyone that knows their stuff!

Indie_Kid

Her husband earns too much for her to claim IS and I can't see any reason for her to be entitled?

Oldernotwiser

Is she separated from her husband or is he just working away? Why were they living with her mother in the first place?

nannytone_2

you/she wouldnt be entitled to extra hb/ctb as you are related. anyway, youre rent isnt higher just because youve taken her in!
as for food/bills...........doesn't the husbands wage/tax credits/cb cover this?

AimeesMum_2

Surely her husband who works away would be continuing to support her and her kids? She wouldn't be entitled to any housing benefit as she is living with a relation.

She would need to notify tax credits of a change of address but her income should still stay the same? It might be worth making sure so as to avoid any discrepancies later with the tax credits office.

code-a-holic

Thank you for your answers,
She had moved in with her mother when he was in the army and he has now left and gone straight to a job which was away from their home town and wanted to save up some money to get a house to rent.
Unfortunatly the mother can not cope living with her grandchildren and gave them 2 hours to move out! Some families are so complicated!

They are not seperated, very much a couple. Im hoping he will be sending her money at payday to pay us - apparently with 2 weeks until pay day they have nothing left. They are used to mother paying for all their food and keep. I definatly will not!!

Oldernotwiser

code-a-holic wrote: »

Thank you for your answers,
She had moved in with her mother when he was in the army and he has now left and gone straight to a job which was away from their home town and wanted to save up some money to get a house to rent.
Unfortunatly the mother can not cope living with her grandchildren and gave them 2 hours to move out! Some families are so complicated!

They are not seperated, very much a couple. Im hoping he will be sending her money at payday to pay us - apparently with 2 weeks until pay day they have nothing left. They are used to mother paying for all their food and keep. I definatly will not!!

Don't forget that she'll be receiving Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit, even if the husband is slow on supporting his family.

I'm not surprised her mother's thrown her out if she's had to support the lot of them with the husband earning good money!

bestpud

What on earth is he spending all his wage on if not his family?

I think I'd be having a serious conversation with both of them before I even considered moving any of my children out of their bedroom!!!

Work out what you want them to pay for her living there and ask how it will be paid before she moves in. Also, make it very clear she will have to move on if she does not pay her way.

Honestly, the cheek of some people!!! They must think you are daft!!

Oldernotwiser

And what has she been spending her CB/CTC on if her mother's been supporting them?

OP, sorry to speak ill of your husband's family but they sound like a right pair of chancers! Don't let them try to con you that they need more benefits to pay their way - they have plenty coming in already!

code-a-holic

I think we have covered all bases for them paying their share.
Got to give it to them, their circumstances have not been great, byt they have made some financial errors too - hopefully we can get them on the right path swiftly!
While in the army and she was in hyde park barracks with him she left work when their first baby arrived. He started on credit cards buying expensive treats when he was home and then he was injured in the army and signed off duty because of it leaving them without anywhere to live and no saving and credit card bills so they moved in with mother in law. He then waited for surgery so was not working for some time. She went back to college to degree level, he finally found someone to employ in (not many jobs out there for those with army as the only job on the cv), they rented their own place for 6 months but could not afford it so moved back to mothers and then they had their 2nd child recently just as his wages were increased. And then on rememberance Sunday the mother in law tells them she can not have them anymore. There's a much longer story involved with the relationship with the mother in law involving her mental illness, police and social workers. We have tried to get them to move out for a long time!

paddedjohn

where does her husband live while hes working away? is it not possible for your sil to move in with him?