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Totally confused, now terrified.

stevebrum74 · 2020-02-16 16:59:40

Hi, I'm after some help. I claim ESA and PIP. Now when i got married in 2016 we went to the local job centre and explained the situation, my husband does not live with me full time. He comes home two/four days a week, then goes back to his mums to care/help her. I explained this to the job centre ''adviser'' who looked at…

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poppy12345 Posts: 18,890 Forumite

17 February 2020 at 6:16PM

This is indeed checking who lives with you. I will advise that you should be honest when filling out the form. You can't really say that your husband isn't living with you, if his bank and GP is registered as living with you. You may find that you'll have an overpayment of the SDP unless your husband claims a qualifying benefit such as PIP daily living or DLA mid/high rate care.

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