using a DSS tenant as a care of address

slopes66

Hi all.
I have begun using my mothering-in-law's address as a 'care of' to receive mail and insure my car mobial phone ect ect...
The mother-in-law is a DSS tenant in a council property.

I don't have a stable address of my own. i move around every few weeks with work so its too expensive to rent a place with my current life style just for the address.
I need to get on the electoral roll to vote and improve my credit score.

what are the rules about using a DSS tenants address for the electoral roll? will it affect her housing benefit at all?

Please help!!

Many thanks
Mike.

tomtom256

The answer is yes, it could affect all of her means tested benefits as you are declaring to all and sundry that your permanent residence is her address.

Toomuchdebt

Yes it WILL affect her-I had a similar issue when I was on income support when my ex used my address despite never having lived there and was called in for an interview and had to prove he didn't actually live there.

rogerblack

Actually not in this case.
While usually in principle there is a risk of being seen to being in a relationship with someone, in this case it does not apply.
This is because they cannot find you to be in a relationship with someone you would not in law be able to marry.
You cannot marry your mother-in-law.

pmlindyloo

rogerblack wrote: »

Actually not in this case.
While usually in principle there is a risk of being seen to being in a relationship with someone, in this case it does not apply.
This is because they cannot find you to be in a relationship with someone you would not in law be able to marry.
You cannot marry your mother-in-law.

True, but they could investigate to see if there was a non dependent living there. This may affect her HB/CT reduction.

bloolagoon

rogerblack wrote: »

Actually not in this case.
While usually in principle there is a risk of being seen to being in a relationship with someone, in this case it does not apply.
This is because they cannot find you to be in a relationship with someone you would not in law be able to marry.
You cannot marry your mother-in-law.

Why? He cannot marry anyone legally whilst married but the fact it's a MIL makes no difference. Many people move in with other people whilst married and as far as I know it's not illegal to have a relationship with your MIL.

That said I don't see why they can't use their spouses address if married.

rogerblack

bloolagoon wrote: »

Why? He cannot marry anyone legally whilst married but the fact it's a MIL makes no difference. Many people move in with other people whilst married and as far as I know it's not illegal to have a relationship with your MIL.

You cannot marry your MIL (unless wife, and wifes father has died).
This is one of the exclusions in benefit law - there is no possibility of being found to be 'living together as husband and wife' with anyone you cannot legally marry.
With anyone else than a prohibited person, there is.
This removes one major risk - but yes - non-dependant deductions are a possible risk.
You have to be actually living at a property for NDD to apply - but proving you are not when you're registered to vote there and have other links may be at best annoying.

bloolagoon

rogerblack wrote: »

You cannot marry your MIL (unless wife, and wifes father has died).
This is one of the exclusions in benefit law - there is no possibility of being found to be 'living together as husband and wife' with anyone you cannot legally marry.
With anyone else than a prohibited person, there is.
This removes one major risk - but yes - non-dependant deductions are a possible risk.
You have to be actually living at a property for NDD to apply - but proving you are not when you're registered to vote there and have other links may be at best annoying.

So anyone can do a registry office quick marriage to their partners child then live as man and wife with inlaws being treat as not together for the purpose of benefits? Seems stupid to me.

NYM

Why can't you (the OP ) use your wife's address ?
Presumably you are still married as you don't refer to your mother in law as an ex-MIL

Incidentally, on the other point raised about relationships between previous in-laws... I found this link In-laws can marry according to European Court of Human Rights and this is another one...http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/family/i-married-my-mother-in-law-five-years-ago-1676328 :eek:

macman

You can certainly marry your ex MIL, as long as both of you are single, divorced or widowed. Does an MIL cease to be an MIL upon the death of your spouse?

McKneff

I just Wonder if it could also affect the insurance cover for your car.


ie
'Where is your car kept overnight'
'What is your address'


And any other pertinent questions.


Also, if it is not your permanent address, you have no'rights' to be on an electoral roll.