Would changing name and title by deedpoll have any affect on the benefits i recieve?

sara_s_3

Would anyone please be able to tell me if i was to change my last name by deed poll and also my title from miss to mrs, would this affect my present claim to benefits?
(I am not living with anyone, i was just want to be a mrs and not a miss)

ie..Would i need to make a new claim with my new name or would they just ammend my records?
(I get Income support, Dissabiltiy living allowance, and Housing/council tax benenfit)

Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Thankyou in advance

dmg24

sara_s wrote: »

Would anyone please be able to tell me if i was to change my last name by deed poll and also my title from miss to mrs, would this affect my present claim to benefits?
(I am not living with anyone, i was just want to be a mrs and not a miss, another reason is i have recently become a muslim and feel it sounds more respectable)

ie..Would i need to make a new claim with my new name or would they just ammend my records?
(I get Income support, Dissabiltiy living allowance, and Housing/council tax benenfit)

Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Thankyou in advance

Am feeling like this could be a wind up?

If you are genuine, and you are only doing it for religious reasons, then I would take advice from members of your religious community, as changing your name from Miss to Mrs will not make a bit of difference!

sara_s_3

No wind up i assure u...genuine Question!

Conor_3

Calling yourself "Mrs" will cause you nothing but grief. You'll be asked constantly to provide proof you're single. "Ms" would be far better. As for it sounding more respectable, it doesn't but what it does do when you're looking at/are dating someone is make you look like an adulterer...

The change of name isn't a problem however you'll need to put your previous name you were known by on any application.

suelees1

It will make not one iota of difference to your benefits.

IMO the title for all women should be Ms -after all men only have one title which means you can't distinguish their marital status.