Private renting and UC

Denny54

Hi,

I just wanted to find out if i move into private housing with my wife (here on spouse visa no access to public funds) and child 9 months old (british)

Will universal credit pay me for the rent? I know it won’t be the full rent and it will be whatever the LHA is for the area.

My only concern is because my wife is here on a spouse visa and UC still pay my claim for single person and on the UC website it says this.

If you’re under 35 and you live in private housing

If you do not live with a partner the most you can usually get is the rent for a single room in a shared house

Will i still count as single?

Spoonie_Turtle

Whether you count as single or not (I don't know the answer to that), your child means you would qualify for the two bedroom rate.

Newcad

I agree.

Your wife's NRPF status does not matter here.

The child qualifies for a second bedroom LHA rate

OhWow

Newcad said:

I agree.

Your wife's NRPF status does not matter here.

The child qualifies for a second bedroom LHA rate

The following article has been written about Universal Credit and Council Tax Reduction, when one partner is NRPF (No Recourse to Public Funds).

https://medium.com/adviser/universal-credit-couple-claims-where-one-member-has-no-recourse-to-public-funds-e5aaf9ceac43