what constitutes living together?

aaranroberts

i am currently 22 and i am thinking of moving in with my partner. i am currently living with my mother. i work away nearly every week mon-fri most of the year apart from the odd week. if i am sleeping at my partners on the weekend does this count as living there? if i have to declare living there i don't know if she will be worse of for it unless i pay £300 pcm or something like that for 8 days a month. i currently earn 16000 annually.

as with the reply from nannytone i would add the question do i count as living with my mother?

nannytone_2

you ask if it would be classed as living together.
but at present you say you are 'living' with your mother.

so you class that as 'living' somewhere so why would it be different at your girlfriends rather than at your mothers?

i think you answered your own question .....

aaranroberts

well i was thinking was i classed as living at my mothers now? i only class myself as that because i did before i was working away

pmlindyloo

I am presuming that your girl friend is on benefits.

For benefits purposes you would be classed as living there.

It is quite simple really. If someone asked 'where do you live?' you would presumably answer with your girl friend's address.

Indie_Kid

It's not the amount of nights that matter.

I find it odd that you say "I am thinking of moving in with my girlfriend" and then go on to say you'll only be living there at weekends.

aaranroberts

she does not receive housing benefits but she gets disability allowance for her child and carers allowance

Mojisola

Which address do you give to the bank, insurance companies, friends, etc?

Are you registered for voting? At which address?

Do you contribute to your GF's household?

nannytone_2

DLA and carers allowancw qoulsbr vw ffected, but any means tested benefits she receives, would be.

what financial arrangements have you made with her for paying bills, food shopping etc?

aaranroberts

sh1305 wrote: »

It's not the amount of nights that matter.

I find it odd that you say "I am thinking of moving in with my girlfriend" and then go on to say you'll only be living there at weekends.

i say thinking of moving in because if i was classes as a lodger then the impact would be different

Mojisola

aaranroberts wrote: »

i say thinking of moving in because if i was classes as a lodger then the impact would be different

If you're moving in as a couple, you can't be classed as a lodger.

aaranroberts

nannytone wrote: »

DLA and carers allowancw qoulsbr vw ffected, but any means tested benefits she receives, would be.

what financial arrangements have you made with her for paying bills, food shopping etc?

at the moment i am giving her £100 pcm to help out, this is the same as i give my mother