will my partner benefit?

knockkneed2

I am employed full time and my partner has asked me to move in with him.  He claims PIP and UC and I am working and get UC after the migration from HMRC.  Will his money be affected if i live with him?

Mark_d

I assume it will.  But most living costs are significantly lower, per person, if two people live together

knockkneed2

he says he will lose £450 pcm

Savvy_Sue

His PIP won't be affected. You might well be able to use the turntous benefits calculator: complete it as a couple and you'll get an indication. 

https://benefits-calculator.turn2us.org.uk/

Mark_d

knockkneed2 said:

he says he will lose £450 pcm

That's quite a lot.  I wonder how that amount was calculated

Brie

As I understand it there will be just 1 UC claim for the household, you won't have separate claims.

Marcon

knockkneed2 said:

he says he will lose £450 pcm

Is he expecting you to make good that amount if you move in?

sheramber

It  will be one joint claim  to work out any UC due to you as a couple. 

His PIP will not be affected. 

poppy12345

You will need to report a change of circumstances and tell them you're now living with a partner. You will then receive a linking code to join both claims together. Your entitlement will then be based on your joint circumstances. Using a benefits calculator will tell you if there's any entitlement and how much. 

kkkklinky

Couples who live together have lower expenses than 2 singles living apart..rent is usually the same,water, food and electricity are usually cheaper than 2 living separately. 

I have actually seen people complaining about this which I've always found bizarre. 

stu12345_2

the. gov knows you can't just say you both pay 2 times the rent on the same place or 2 times the council tax, hence a couples allowance eg living costs aren't exactly double.
of course you justify your own food costs, pay for your other costs like petrol., clothes , car insurance, mot, road tax, mobile phones 

I've always thought only move in if no benefits are being claimed., it keeps things less complicated 
and only move in. if you live so far apart it makes sense.
otherwise just see each other regularly like a boyfriend girlfriend, thus don't move your paperwork, furniture in etc.

a great relationship can be had by having your own places and simply meeting up.
moving in can cause so many complications 

and if you ever split up , massive headache when it comes to going back on the waiting list eg for social housing for the one that had to move out

many years ago I moved in with partner, as it was a 55 miles round  trip to see her, and I had also got a new job in her town.

she has a secure tenancy with council, I had to be placed on a limited 12month lower rights tenancy before the council joined us both as secure tenants 

but I had moved from a bought house I sold to move in with her, she refused to move in with me, fear of losing her secure tenancy, to my bought, mortgaged place

we split up 7yrs later and I had to declare myself homeless as it was me that had to leave