Housing Benefits - Definition of 'Partner'

dmg24

mitchaa, clearly you do not have a degree in Law (no surprise there )!

SherlockN is correct, the LLB(Hons) takes three years to complete, followed by the one year BVC, and a one year pupillage.

SuziQ

My daughter is hoping to do a law degree this year. It would have been 3 years,but as she is doing British and Spanish Law it is 4 years as she spends a year training in Spain.
There are loads of different courses and paths that can be taken to reach most qualifications and occupations,why immediately try to discredit a new member this way? I would suggest his girlfriend needs to sort out the issue of the deeds pronto-I managed to do this really quickly once I had reached an agreement with my ex 5 years ago and see no reason why it should be more difficult now.
I also think it is unfair that there are many thousands of folk living in this country who have never contributed to the system in any way and just take and take,whilst many who are trying to make themselves totally self supporting and get a career are not supported in any way in the early days whilst trying get on the first rung. Let the takers take but don't descriminate against those who are trying to make a life for themselves.

mitchaa

dmg24 wrote: »

mitchaa, clearly you do not have a degree in Law (no surprise there )!

Thankfully i do not no. Couldn't think of a more boring career path to go down but thats down to personal opinion.

I always thought a career in Law was like that of medicine? Long and hard? Clearly not if you can get a law degree in 3yrs

Even still in the O.P circumstances, the time frames do not add up unless he somehow managed to go to uni before the age of 18?

18+5 = 23 (O.P is 22)

In any case his profession is irrelevant, and i think he has got the answer to his original question.

dmg24

mitchaa wrote: »

Thankfully i do not no. Couldn't think of a more boring career path to go down but thats down to personal opinion.

I always thought a career in Law was like that of medicine? Long and hard? Clearly not if you can get a law degree in 3yrs

Even still in the O.P circumstances, the time frames do not add up unless he somehow managed to go to uni before the age of 18?

18+5 = 23 (O.P is 22)

If the level of your mathematical ability means that you can only deal with whole numbers, then you clearly didn't study that subject either. :rolleyes:

If the OP was one of the younger students in his year, he would still be 22.

What business is it of yours how old the OP is? Have they asked for you to pick fault with their post?

Your suspicions about the OP are not welcome, and have already been discredited. Yet again you are making yourself look stupid (especially by editing your posts after they have been quoted!).

mitchaa

If the level of your mathematical ability means that you can only deal with whole numbers, then you clearly didn't study that subject either. :rolleyes:

Good god:rolleyes:

Was only interested in the time frame of a law degree. Surprised at 3yrs. You can go to uni before the age of 18 also which may answer my query

Oh and what editing??

SherlockN

My thank to SuziQ and dmg24 :-)

mitchaa - I was born on 15 August, which makes me 22, but only for the next 2 months. Legal training doesn't take quite as long as medical training, but it's by no means an easy career path. For the Bar, you barely stand a chance unless you manage to get a first-class degree from one of the top 10 universities, and even then competition is fierce.

alwaysonthego_2

Take no notice of Mitchaa s/he is a wind up merchant, good luck with your future career!

mitchaa

alwaysonthego wrote: »

Take no notice of Mitchaa s/he is a wind up merchant, good luck with your future career!

Why, thank you:rotfl:

Not allowed to ask questions now in fear of upsetting DMG and her pack of following hyenas:rolleyes:

Still O.P's profession has nothing to do with his original question which has been answered.

dmg24

mitchaa wrote: »

Why, thank you:rotfl:

Not allowed to ask questions now in fear of upsetting DMG and her pack of following hyenas:rolleyes:

Still O.P's profession has nothing to do with his original question which has been answered.

It is a tad ironic that you say this (again), as you are the one that brought the subject up in the first place!

mitchaa wrote: »

Completed your training as a barrister @ 22. Very interesting:think:

Dont you need an Honours degree in Law? (3rd Para down)

http://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/qualifyingforthebar/whatistheacademicstage/

And then afterwards, dont you need to do a further year in the vocational stage? And then a further year in the pupilage stage?

http://www.barcouncil.org.uk/trainingandeducation/howtobecomeabarrister/

Interesting you have completed all that by the time you're 22? I always thought a degree in Law took a minimum 5 yrs, honours degree longer

I have a cousin who is studying to become a solicitor up here in Scotland, she is 24 now, been at uni since 18 and as far as i know is still not qualified.

Like i said, interested.

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SherlockN wrote: »

Hi,

I am just wondering whether anyone can help me by shedding light on the definition of a 'partner' in the context of housing benefits.

The short of the story is that I am 22 years old, living in London with my girlfriend, and I have just completed my training as a barrister. It is likely that it will take me about 2-3 months to find a suitable job, and until that time I will need some form of state support.

The problem is this: my girlfriend has her name on the title deeds of a property owned by her former partner. On seperating from her former partner, it was agreed that he would keep the house, and in any event there is very little equity. However, the transfer of title has not yet been completed. Because she is technically a property owner, she would not be able to claim housing benefits in respect of our current property.

If she is construed as my 'partner', it will effectively destroy my claim for housing benefits.

The most specific guidance I can find from the DWP is: "a person you are married to or a person you live with as if you are married to them".

Our circumstances are: (a) we have been living together for 6 months, (b) we live in a one-bedroom apartment, (c) we are financially independent of one-another, (d) we are joint tenants.


Any guidance that anyone could give would be most gratefully received.


Thanks,


Nathan.

There are circumstances whereby the value of any property can be disregarded.

I don't know the arrangement your partner has with your former partner so couldn't comment with any authority. However it is not automatic that having your name on title deeds disqualifies you from benefit. Do you have more info ?