Really quick question, honest!

PixiePie

In my 'outgoings' page on my BR forms (step 7), do I put down how much things are in total, or how much my 50% share is?

(Ie, I live with OH. Rent is £1400 a month. Do I put £1400, or £700? Food etc is £200 (or allowed anyway I think for a couple), so do I put £200, or £100?)

Confused....:D

sharon_currie

PixiePie wrote: »

In my 'outgoings' page on my BR forms (step 7), do I put down how much things are in total, or how much my 50% share is?

(Ie, I live with OH. Rent is £1400 a month. Do I put £1400, or £700? Food etc is £200 (or allowed anyway I think for a couple), so do I put £200, or £100?)

Confused....:D

Do you live in a mansion? they will ask their self. A would say what your outgoing where not taking you OH into the br

PixiePie

sharon_currie wrote: »

Do you live in a mansion? they will ask their self. A would say what your outgoing where not taking you OH into the br

No, not a mansion, a falling down in bad repair old factory conversion, but need it for OH's work - live/work unit. It's a tricky situation, as we live in half of it, so only£700 is our rent, £700 the business technically, but only OH as a private tennant on agreement, not business, so also technically all ours to pay. We need to live in this area due to me gettting a job now here, and getting a live work unit is few and far between. If I left OH and got a place on my own I would be paying more than £700 a month due to bills as well all on my own, as the water gas etc etc we don't pay, its in the rent (not that the rental agreement says this, we don't actually have a copy, but it's as flimsy as - but we were homeless before so just were desperate to get a roof over our heads.) Its a v tricky situation tbh. Also if we have to move OH can't work - this is all he has done for 20 odd years since school, so who would employ him? :S The business is suffering from teething troubles as well, but should all pick up soon, we're getting there, so will be able to sort that all out soonish. Just need to get me sorted first as I can't function all that well with this hanging over my head.

Also it's London - the land of £400 a week for a shoebox....

ClaireLR

Hi Pixie, how about posting your SOA on here so that others can help you decide what to put. You might have missed things off, I did!

PixiePie

Very good advice, many thanks for that Claire, will do when I've done it lol (only done it in my head before, doing it now on paper....)

And thanks about the OH thing - he earns more at the moment, so yah!