2 claims per household?

laurajane110

My claim is going through for Universal Credit at mo. My daughter is 18 and lives with me. Also her partner.  They are expecting a baby in October.  My question is do we claim Universal Credit separately?  Will they pay a claim for a couple and me as a single person in one household?

poppy12345

Your claim and your daughters are completely different and won't affect each other. Your daughter will need to claim with her partner. Is your daughter still a student?

NedS

Assuming your daughter is not in full time education and you are not still receiving Child Benefit for her, she can make a separate claim with a partner as a couple.

You would declare your daughter and her partner as non-dependent adults living in your household. Declare your daughter as an "other" person, not as a child.

laurajane110

My daughter is a student til August end.  Can she claim separately from me even if she ends up a single parent which I hope doesn't happen in the future 

tomtom256

laurajane110 said:

My daughter is a student til August end.  Can she claim separately from me even if she ends up a single parent which I hope doesn't happen in the future 

Yes you could have 5 family members living together all claiming UC in their own right.

poppy12345

laurajane110 said:

My daughter is a student til August end.

As the baby isn't born yet and she's a student then she can only claim UC if she claims a disability benefit.