Living together

dropintheocean

How many nights a week is a boyfriend/girlfriens allowed to sleepover without it being seen as living together?

System

There is no set amount of days/night, its a common myth.

tomitma

There is no defined set time that a boy or girlfriend can stay over, if it can be proved that the boy/girlfriend is registered as living elsewhere, ie through a rent book, or bank statements, and being on the electorial list at another address, and that the boy/girlfriend does not make any financial contributions to your household, that you do not do there washing or ironing, or have there possessions in your house then everything should be OK.

seven-day-weekend

dropintheocean wrote: »

How many nights a week is a boyfriend/girlfriens allowed to sleepover without it being seen as living together?

Short answer: None.


Longer answer: There are no set number, every case is judged on its own circumstances as to whether you are seen to be living together, for Benefits purposes.

dropintheocean

Ok. Thankyou!

dropintheocean

Sorry! Posted this on wrong thread so posted twice.

We have no shared bank accounts etc, he rents and pays council tax on his own house, he contributes nothing to my bills or food, except for maybe the odd loaf of bread or bottle of milk/wine and he does his own washing etc. He does stay over quite often, and he has been known to pick my little boy up from school for me when i've had to work late. And when he has his son to stay, they often sleepover. I've had a letter warning me of check ups and while in my mind, we are certainly not living together, I'm not sure what the benefits people will think.

Oldernotwiser

If he stays over quite often, why isn't he contributing?

dropintheocean

Good question! Not his choice, although he's on ESA so is short of cash anyway. My call. I have a large house with a small mortgage, (capitalisation of maintenance from my divorce), two grown children and two little ones. He has debts as he has been off work for almost three years as a result of an industrial injury - claim pending. And he has had a gambling problem - under control now, but always a risk. I love him to bits, we get on great, but i don't want to put our eggs into the same basket if you know what I mean. Hence, I refuse to let him contribute or move in permanently.