marriage & benefits helppppp

antrobus

Mummybobo wrote: »

in lamens term plz? n ty

LTAHAW is a DWP acronymn for Living Together As Husband And Wife and it means exactly what you think it means.

System

princessdon wrote: »

That's why I asked - he stays at his mothers, they have no financial ties, they haven't holiday'd etc.

Can't see how (at the moment) they would be classed as a couple based on info given.

Ah sorry skim read so missed your post. I just jumped to the conclusion they'd be doing that stuff if they were getting married

Dunroamin

princessdon wrote: »

That's why I asked - he stays at his mothers, they have no financial ties, they haven't holiday'd etc.

Can't see how (at the moment) they would be classed as a couple based on info given.

It makes it very confusing when people refer to a boyfriend as a "partner".

Mummybobo

cant holiday as son is too poorly to get health insurence

antrobus

xXMessedUpXx wrote: »

antrobus-, are you saying they have to live in the same house to be considered LTAHW? If that is the case how come some people are investigated for having "partners" staying over? If its that clear cut surely there's no point in investigating them? Just curious, as in other threads people in a similar poisition to the OP (don't live together but consider themselves partners/do stuff as partners) are usually jumped on and told they are living as a couple.

Well, in my experience here on MSE people who ask about benefits are often 'jumped on' no matter what.:)

I can only tell you what the DWP say in their manual - Chapter 11 - Living together as husband and wife or as civil partners - http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/dmgch11.pdf - see 11015 onwards

princessdon

Dunroamin wrote: »

It makes it very confusing when people refer to a boyfriend as a "partner".

It does - especially when kids call him dad

Still have a feeling this is a wind up - Can't figure out why somone on leave would stay at his mothers when he has 2 children who call him father and they have so much distance.

midnight_express

Mummybobo wrote: »

no i am not saying that at all i am wanting to know how i stand for child ben workin tax n council tax as iv heard that u get a reduction on tax if one party is in the services and trying also to figure out which would be better in the long run.... to wait to get married til my son can go to school and myelf to work and also which would be better as for living arrangements if i kept my house i no i wouldnt be entitled to i.s but didnt no if the tax reduction would apply.... i have two toddlers and a house to keep so yh i will speak txt as most ppl understand it neway and its nitpicky if thats all ppl are guna pick up on.... also im blatently not a scrounger else i wouldnt be asking about what to do for the best ?!?:rotfl:

That would be apart from the council house, income support, housing benefit, council tax benefit, DLA, child benefit and child tax credits.

Thanks for your posts they are a great example of why breeders benefits should be abolished.

[Deleted User]

This has got to be a wind up?? Children are toddlers and not his plus both have different Dad's yet call new boyfriend who has obviously only been on the scene 5 minutes Dad, yet he's never there cause away with the Army or at his Mothers and never even had a holiday together??? So basically the OP wants to Marry someone she barely knows??
Only saving grace is she can't have anymore kids with "Father Unknown" on the birth certificate!!!

kingfisherblue

Mummybobo wrote: »

no i am not saying that at all i am wanting to know how i stand for child ben workin tax n council tax as iv heard that u get a reduction on tax if one party is in the services and trying also to figure out which would be better in the long run.... to wait to get married til my son can go to school and myelf to work and also which would be better as for living arrangements if i kept my house i no i wouldnt be entitled to i.s but didnt no if the tax reduction would apply.... i have two toddlers and a house to keep so yh i will speak txt as most ppl understand it neway and its nitpicky if thats all ppl are guna pick up on.... also im blatently not a scrounger else i wouldnt be asking about what to do for the best ?!?:rotfl:

Feel free to continue in text speak, but some posters will give up reading - I find it very difficult to understand and really struggled with the above post.

Spamfree_2

kingfisherblue wrote: »

Feel free to continue in text speak, but some posters will give up reading - I find it very difficult to understand and really struggled with the above post.

IMO constant text speaking on a forum makes a person look like a thicko:p