tax credits - new partner

lilmol

hi, im currently a single parent and claiming child tax + working tax credit. i have met someone who claims incapacity benefit . if we moved in together and claimed as a couple would my partner lose incapacity benefit and would my money be affected quite abit ? help please .

dmg24

Incapacity Benefit is not means tested, so he won't lose that. Is he definitely claiming IB, and not IS?

Unless your partner is protected under the transition arrangements (his claim would have started before 1995), if he has been claiming IB for more than six months his income will be counted. IB at the short term rate is not counted.

lilmol

thanks for replying. my partner has been claiming IB and IS since 1997. The majority amount of his benefit is thru IB. im fairly certain he would lose his IS but not sure about his IB entitlement.

dmg24

IB will count towards your tax credits calculation, but he will not lose it. IS will take into account your income, so yes, he probably will lose it.

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