child tax credits and child support question

gemm.stone

this is a tricky one so here goes lol
there's a young lady (16) that lives just with her mum and her dad pays child support for her, now if she wanted to move in with her boyfriend and his family would they
1) be able to get child tax credits for her (she's still in full time education)
and
2) would they get child support off either the mum or the dad or would neither have to pay anything?

its just that they would have to financially support her somehow as the parents wouldn't hand over money willingly.

hope this makes sense and that someone can help
thanks

cosmic-dust

gemm.stone wrote: »

this is a tricky one so here goes lol
there's a young lady (16) that lives just with her mum and her dad pays child support for her, now if she wanted to move in with her boyfriend and his family would they
1) be able to get child tax credits for her (she's still in full time education)
and
2) would they get child support off either the mum or the dad or would neither have to pay anything?

its just that they would have to financially support her somehow as the parents wouldn't hand over money willingly.

hope this makes sense and that someone can help
thanks

If the child was to remain in full time education and is estranged from her parents she could claim benefits within her own right.

gemm.stone

hi, so what benefit could she claim as she's still @ school in year 11?
really i think she'd rather we claimed something for her so could we get c.t.c?
thanks

AnxiousMum

I assume that the 16 yr old girl is not your daughter?
She would need to be living with you to be able to claim CTC's for her, and you would also need to be in receipt of the Child Benefit.
Has she become estranged from her mother - does she HAVE to move out from the mum's home?
If she was to move out, and enter into a 'living together as man and wife' situation with her boyfriend - no, there would be no child support payable, the mum would need to notify CTC and child benefit that the daughter no longer resides with her, and would not receive either payment for the daughter.

AnxiousMum

If you are the boyfriend's parents - if you could get the child benefit payable to you, you would then qualify to be able to claim child tax credits for her, AND you would be able to apply for child support for her from BOTH parents. Given that - I think you might get a fight from the mum receiving the benefits and child support for the daughter!

gemm.stone

hi, no she's not my child , her mum wants her to leave but still wants the money so think i have a fight ahead - can she stop us from claiming c.b if the girl is living with us? , she would b living in our house with my son who is 18 and in full time education too.
we just need some money to feed her with!
will phone c.b and c.t.c people 2moro i guess and ask how i go about doing anything.
thanks for the help guys.
x

FBaby

You are in for a battle... according to previous thread, it can take months for CB to be transferred, and then get maintenance and tax credits, by which time, she might not be in education any longer... Then again, you might get it back dated. The key thing will be to prove that she is now living with you, so if it's not done yet, change her address to yours with the college, GP, dentist (or maybe she might even need to re-register to a new practice closer to you) and anything else she needs to provide an address to.