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Percentage of joint household outgoings
Deano_66
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Morning folks.
Planning on moving in with my girlfriend soon and hopefully getting married in September (a low cost wedding, i hasten to add)
Currently 7 months into my bankruptcy, paying an IPA OF £113 per month as well as a NT IPA which will end this month. My question is, what % of the household bills will i be expected to pay ? My take home pay is £1,470 pcm, GF works 20 hours per week on minimum wage. She will obviously lose any HB etc she receives at the moment.
Cheers in advance
Planning on moving in with my girlfriend soon and hopefully getting married in September (a low cost wedding, i hasten to add)
Currently 7 months into my bankruptcy, paying an IPA OF £113 per month as well as a NT IPA which will end this month. My question is, what % of the household bills will i be expected to pay ? My take home pay is £1,470 pcm, GF works 20 hours per week on minimum wage. She will obviously lose any HB etc she receives at the moment.
Cheers in advance
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Hello there.
The general approach is to base the percentage of the outgoings as the same percentage of the income. I'm guessing your earnings are around 75% of the total income for the household - as such your share of the essential outgoings should be this figure also.
I really hope this makes sense.
best wishes,
David @ NDL.We work as money advisers for National Debtline and have specific permission from MSE to post to try to help those in debt. Read more information on National Debtline in MSE's Debt Problems: What to do and where to get help guide. If you find you're struggling with debt and need further help try our online advice tool My Money Steps0 -
Makes perfect sense David, thank you for your reply0
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