Can someone else claim for my child?

Topcat1982

If he gets kicked out of college that will be the end of the CB and child tax credits. They won't want him after that

Guest101

I'm sorry but what?!


I'd be marching there, into the house and dragging him home kicking and screaming.

swingaloo

Guest101 wrote: »

I'm sorry but what?!


I'd be marching there, into the house and dragging him home kicking and screaming.

Whilst I agree in principle, in reality you would find yourself arrested for doing this. Exactly what would you do when you got him home, tie him down?

missbiggles1

forestblue12 wrote: »

Thanks for replies. Would they need proof of address though. Everything in my sons name is in my address. He just stayed there the weekend, had lots of fun by the sounds of it and won't come back. He said they will claim for him.

Wouldn't it be better to tackle the personal issues rather than worrying about the money so soon?

Guest101

swingaloo wrote: »

Whilst I agree in principle, in reality you would find yourself arrested for doing this. Exactly what would you do when you got him home, tie him down?

Maybe, maybe not. But frankly that's irrelevant when your child's safety is at risk.


Significant and meaningful discussion would take place. In the course of those discussions said child would be put on a one way flight back to my home country and learn some morals and values.

swingaloo

But thats of no help to the OP. All the 'significant and meaningful' discussions in the world will not persuade some 17 years old to do anything.

Guest101

swingaloo wrote: »

But thats of no help to the OP. All the 'significant and meaningful' discussions in the world will not persuade some 17 years old to do anything.

The words 'significant and meaningful' mean whatever they mean to each person.


For me that would be a 4 hour flight abroad. To others that might mean intervention by wider family. Others still might decide to go on holiday for a period of time. Or move to a new location. Or arrange for the 17 year old to travel to family in another location in the UK. Or....

swingaloo

But you cannot 'force' a 17 year old onto a flight any more than the OP can force the son to come home.

Sadly those days are long gone.

Topcat1982

Guest101 wrote: »

The words 'significant and meaningful' mean whatever they mean to each person.


For me that would be a 4 hour flight abroad. To others that might mean intervention by wider family. Others still might decide to go on holiday for a period of time. Or move to a new location. Or arrange for the 17 year old to travel to family in another location in the UK. Or....

You're talking about kidnapping. It's illegal.

Housing_Benefit_Officer

forestblue12 wrote: »

Without my permission?

My 17yr old son has decided to move in with another family against my wishes.
He is in full time college. My DH and I stopped claiming Child Benefit a while ago when the new rules came in as our salary was over the limit. So there's currently no one claiming any benefit for him.

This family is a bad influence, so I don't want to make it easy for him to stay there.
They are a family of five that already claim tax credits etc, so would it be easy for them to just add my son onto their claim? Do I need to give permission/sign something?

Thanks for any help.

Yes - they can make a rival claim.

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/ccmmanual/ccm18015.htm

CCM18015 - Child Benefit and Tax Credits: Rival Claims
A rival claim occurs where more than one person claims for the same child and they all have entitlement. In these circumstances, priority of entitlement will be decided in the following order (1-6) but at any stage, the person with priority may give notice that they do not wish to have such priority;

People already awarded benefit
Where a person claims for a child or qualifying young person and an award has already been made to another person for that child or qualifying young person for that week, the person with the existing award has priority up to and including the third week following the week in which the rival claim is made providing they continue to meet all other entitlement conditions
Person having a child living with them
A person who has the child or qualifying young person living with them has priority of entitlement over a person who contributes to the cost of providing for the child at a rate not less than the weekly rate of the Child Benefit payable for that child or qualifying young person
Husband and wife
Where a husband and wife are residing together, the wife has priority of entitlement.
Parent
A parent of a child or qualifying young person has priority of entitlement over someone who is not
Parents
Where the parents are residing together but are not married, the mother has priority of entitlement
If none of the above conditions apply, Child Benefit may be awarded to the person jointly elected to have priority by those eligible. If no agreement can be reached, HMRC will decide who has priority of entitlement based on the fact of the individual case