Was living alone - if someone else moved in with me?

AdvicePlease

Just to check my understanding is correct, I was discharged in May 2013 but have a 3 year IPA which completes in August 2015.

I have always lived alone but have now met someone, and there is a chance he might move in with me in the future. If he does, I am assuming the OR would either ask for proof of his income/expenditure or would assume we pay all household expenses 50/50 - is that right? He earns a lot less than me, so I am thinking that actually it wouldn't be worth him moving in with me until my IPA is over!

Thanks

longtermplanner

At the moment he is presumably paying rent and bills (council tax, utilities, TV licence, broadband etc) somewhere else. say these come to £800 a month. If he moves in with you and now pays half of your bills and your bills are say £1000 a month when there are two of you, he will be better off by £300 a month. You won't be better off because the £500 you gain from him paying half will just increase your payment to the OR.

So as a couple you will usually be much better off in these circumstances. two really do live a lot cheaper together than separately. And the OR will not expect him to pay more than his fair share of the bills.

And there are of course a lot of side benefits from living together Money really isn't the most important thing in life!

AdvicePlease

What a lovely reply, thank you you are quite right, money most definitely isn't everything - I will see how things go - thanks again 😊

mattannar

If he earne a lot less than you, then you could claim that all bills are paid proportinately and not 50/50. In that case your IPA will go up but it will leave your partner with excess