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MarieO2491
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Hi all
Me and my husband are in the process of splitting up however he currently has nowhere to live so will be staying here for the time being, am I able to claim universal credit as single or will him living here mean I can't? I'm in Northern Ireland incase that makes any difference
Me and my husband are in the process of splitting up however he currently has nowhere to live so will be staying here for the time being, am I able to claim universal credit as single or will him living here mean I can't? I'm in Northern Ireland incase that makes any difference
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Will you be living as two separate households? Separate rooms? Sharing bills? Buying and cooking food separately? These are the kind of things they may ask about, it will be up to you to satisfy them that you are indeed separated. Are there children in the household?
Would he be entitled to UC himself if he rented somewhere and needed help?"You've been reading SOS when it's just your clock reading 5:05 "2 -
Having seperate bank accounts will also help.
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poppy12345 said:Having seperate bank accounts will also help.
Here is DWP own guidance
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/661551/adme4.pdf
and
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1077570/adme2.pdf
Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.3 -
sammyjammy said:Will you be living as two separate households? Separate rooms? Sharing bills? Buying and cooking food separately? These are the kind of things they may ask about, it will be up to you to satisfy them that you are indeed separated. Are there children in the household?
Would he be entitled to UC himself if he rented somewhere and needed help?0 -
poppy12345 said:Having seperate bank accounts will also help.0
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sammyjammy said:Will you be living as two separate households? Separate rooms? Sharing bills? Buying and cooking food separately? These are the kind of things they may ask about, it will be up to you to satisfy them that you are indeed separated. Are there children in the household?
Would he be entitled to UC himself if he rented somewhere and needed help?0
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