Living together but not a couple

Bogof_Babe

So just because you and your wife have decided you don't like eachother much anymore, the tax payer should step in and pay for one of you?

If you can't bear eachother then one of you needs to move out. Otherwise why wouldn't you continue to support your family in the same way a man with a stay-at-home wife does?

aircraftblonde

Thank you BogofBabe - we posted similar sentiments I just can't believe a man would decide to dispose of his own family money wise- the family HE made and expect them to live on benefits when he can support them

epitome

Looks like the OP has given up too soon and relied on the incorrect first replies he received. Hopefully he will come back so he can know the truth and atleast make an informed decision.

She can claim as a single person. If there is a child under 7 and she gets child benefit in her name for that child she can claim Income support, if the youngest is 7 or over then she can claim JSA.

She can only do this if you have both truly separated but still living under the same roof. That means you would not share a bedroom, and you would not be feeding her and keeping the whole household. Although you could, as mentioned above, still pay child maintenance. When she makes this claim it is very likely there will be an investigation to see if she has told the truth, you can expect a home visit and lots of questions. If they pay out on the claim with or without lots of questions, I would, after receiving the "claim has been granted" letter - write (don't phone) to the address at the top of the letter and confirm they are aware she is living in the same house as ex-partner, just to be sure, that they accept this, wait and insist on a reply so that they cannot later claim they have paid in error and reclaim all the money. Keep their reply as evidence. If she tells them everything, they cannot later reclaim the money.

She will declare this on the claim form as follows
Do you have a partner - 'No'
Marital status: "single" if not married, "separated" if still married to you.
Have you separated from a partner in the last 6 months? - 'Yes' (because from your description you are still living together now, so the complete seperation is yet to happen)
Date of separation? XX
Address of separated partner? = current address- same address as claimant
Address of separated partner's place of work? xxx

If they deny the claim, she will have to appeal to a tribunal for the right to claim as an individual.

aircraftblonde

aargh what has this country come to - no wonder the term 'Broken Britain' exists!

Oldernotwiser

epitome wrote: »

That means you would not share a bedroom, and you would not be feeding her and keeping the whole household. .

But that's exactly what the OP is doing so how is his ex going to say that he isn't?

Sounds pretty dodgy to me.

skintandscared_2

So, now you don't fancy your wife any more it should be ME who pays for your kids, not you? Words fail me...

Dognobs

nannytone wrote: »

hope he got planning permission!

Don't need it under size and it is a shed! It was just funny that after 9 months and a full dwp investgation, He then gets a letter from the council about the shed.

Sixer

Dognobs wrote: »

Don't need it under size and it is a shed! It was just funny that after 9 months and a full dwp investgation, He then gets a letter from the council about the shed.

Most authorities don't allow running water in sheds/log cabins, so if he had a sink and/or non-chemical loo, then he would almost certainly have needed planning permission.

shop-to-drop

Sixer wrote: »

Most authorities don't allow running water in sheds/log cabins, so if he had a sink and/or non-chemical loo, then he would almost certainly have needed planning permission.

It used to be quite common to have an outdoor loo. So do you need planning for one these days then?

Sixer

shop-to-drop wrote: »

It used to be quite common to have an outdoor loo. So do you need planning for one these days then?

No idea. I do know that sheds/log cabins usually need planning permission for running water as two separate friends in two separate authorities both went without running water because they'd have needed planning permission - one log cabin as office right next to the house; one log cabin as games room at the end of the garden. The games room one is currently in a debate with planning as he put a chemical loo in instead and they aren't impressed.