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Discussion on state benefits during and after divorce. What benefits am I entitled to? Will my benefits be affected by the maintenance I receive?

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Family Allowance Any advice or input would be gratefully accepted. Situation is dad has 3 kids, has joint custody, joint residence, shared care for one third of the tim ... 20 Jul 11, by PinkDuck Latest 04 Aug 11 by stepper 1 2 3	Replies:18 :1915	Latest by stepper 04 Aug 11
tax credits......do they know ANYTHING? Eldest daughter left 6th form in June and also turned 18. I phoned tax credits and told them and I also said she'd applied for another course but we wouldnt ... 02 Aug 11, by justgoaway Latest 03 Aug 11 by justgoaway	Replies:3 :441	Latest by justgoaway 03 Aug 11
Csa and Mortgages My partner and i live together and he pays half the rent here however he is seperated from his wife (not on paper) and has 2 children with her of which he pays ... 02 Aug 11, by suzi79 Latest 02 Aug 11 by mumtoboys	Replies:1 :484	Latest by mumtoboys 02 Aug 11
Think ex has reported me for benefit fraud I received a letter today saying that I need to attend an interview at the job centre as 'a query has arisen with my claim.' The letter was dated the day after ... 16 Jul 11, by Jenna29 Latest 30 Jul 11 by justgoaway 1 2	Replies:10 :2963	Latest by justgoaway 30 Jul 11
child benefit after leaving school My eldest left school last month soon after her 18th b'day but my last child benefit payment included her. I informed tax credits and shes off that claim no ... 16 Jul 11, by justgoaway Latest 20 Jul 11 by justgoaway 1 2	Replies:9 :1092	Latest by justgoaway 20 Jul 11
Capitalised maintenance I capitalised my maintenance rather than receiving monthly payts because I didnt trust him to pay but now I have capital which affects my CTC. Presumably they ... 26 Jan 11, by bluepurse Latest 12 Jun 11 by wysiwyg1	Replies:6 :374	Latest by wysiwyg1 12 Jun 11
Working Tax Credit Hi, my wife and I are separating. She presently earns around £5000 per annum of which £2500 is through her being self employed. I understand that she would be ... 22 May 11, by CLASS OF 82 Latest 22 May 11 by mumtoboys	Replies:1 :463	Latest by mumtoboys 22 May 11
Tax Credits Hi I am currently divorcing my husband and have a question about Tax Credits. Due to financial restraints my husband & I are still living together whil ... 02 May 11, by Carrie Ann Latest 02 May 11 by BirkenheadBoy	Replies:1 :441	Latest by BirkenheadBoy 02 May 11
pension credits and other benefits I am due to have my dnisi pronounced early next month and had anticipated looking to get a clean break consent order from my ex of 8.5 years who did not work at ... 14 Apr 11, by granny2 Latest 16 Apr 11 by LittleMrMike	Replies:3 :512	Latest by LittleMrMike 16 Apr 11
benefits/lumpsum/oweing money hi.. wondering if someone help.. currently on benefits but sold house and have a lump sum of just over 16000 going into the bank.. i know this makes me exempt ... 15 Apr 11, by thinkahead.. Latest 16 Apr 11 by dukey 1 2	Replies:7 :910	Latest by dukey 16 Apr 11
personal savings and benefits hi all,, may i ask the following,,i am on incapacity benefit and disibiliy benefit(mobility rate),,i am putting house up for sale and splitting equity with ... 30 Jun 09, by trealaw Latest 30 Mar 11 by yellow flower	Replies:6 :689	Latest by yellow flower 30 Mar 11
Child Tax Credit - child/Spousal Maintenace Someone recently told me that Child Maintenance payments do not count as income in relation to Child Tax credit. Does anyone know if this is the same for spous ... 14 Mar 11, by maisymoos Latest 18 Mar 11 by rubytuesday	Replies:4 :397	Latest by rubytuesday 18 Mar 11
Child Tax Credits Can I legitimately use child tax credits to pay my solicitors bills. I have no other income, although do have savings . Or is this an Absolute no no and must ... 06 Mar 11, by maisymoos Latest 06 Mar 11 by Sarah22	Replies:1 :419	Latest by Sarah22 06 Mar 11
Child Tax Credits Morning, how long do I have to leave it before I can tell the tax credit people that my circumstances have changed? My wife has now gone to st ... 28 Feb 11, by WYSPECIAL Latest 28 Feb 11 by LouCheshire	Replies:5 :377	Latest by LouCheshire 28 Feb 11
Family Home (no longer occupied) = Reduced Benfits Background: The wife and I have had an incredibly troubled 9 year marriage, 14 months ago I decided enough was enough and made it known that a split/di ... 25 Feb 11, by D4n93rM0u53 Latest 25 Feb 11 by LittleMrMike	Replies:1 :345	Latest by LittleMrMike 25 Feb 11
dla split for children My son recieves the middle rate of DLA. Ex also recieves all benefits etc and I pay the CSA rate for the children. I have a shared residence order for alternate ... 20 Feb 11, by Notgiving up Latest 20 Feb 11 by sherbet12	Replies:1 :667	Latest by sherbet12 20 Feb 11
Tax Credits My wife wants a "trial" seperation. This will probably mean her going to her Mothers for a couple of months to see how it goes. Will I be entitled to ... 19 Feb 11, by WYSPECIAL Latest 19 Feb 11 by twerpthatIam	Replies:3 :445	Latest by twerpthatIam 19 Feb 11
help towards mortgage payments? STBX is adamant he wants to stay in FMH. The only way he could buy me out is to take an interest only mortgage, but I can't see how he could afford even this, ... 13 Feb 11, by pixy Latest 14 Feb 11 by pixy 1 2	Replies:8 :1040	Latest by pixy 14 Feb 11
Sharing family tax credits We are going to share parenting with equal responsibility and an equal no of nights having the children. I work and my ex doesn't, I pay a mortgage on my house ... 12 Feb 11, by clareboth Latest 12 Feb 11 by NellNoRegrets	Replies:3 :458	Latest by NellNoRegrets 12 Feb 11
Benefits for non UK citizen Hi, Just trying to get a full picture on benefits that would be available etc. My s2bx is a non-UK citizen but is from an EU country and has paid UK tax ... 03 Feb 11, by Lostboy67 Latest 03 Feb 11 by Lostboy67	Replies:2 :498	Latest by Lostboy67 03 Feb 11
will lump sum affect benefits Can anyone advise please. My wife and I are divorcing. We are both living in the marital home still. When the house is sold or she manages to get a remortga ... 01 Feb 11, by spursfan2 Latest 02 Feb 11 by spursfan2	Replies:4 :623	Latest by spursfan2 02 Feb 11
Husband still paying bills - Wife claimimg benefit My wife and I are currently in the process of separation and I am shortly to move out of the marital home into rented accomodation. She is a non-earner, and wit ... 02 Feb 11, by mayroad Latest 02 Feb 11 by mayroad	Replies:2 :384	Latest by mayroad 02 Feb 11
dla and incapacity benefitts and personal savings hi,, i know ive asked this before but could i ask again and refresh the question,,,i have received long term incapacity benefit and dla(middle rate care compone ... 30 Jan 11, by trealaw Latest 31 Jan 11 by trealaw	Replies:5 :390	Latest by trealaw 31 Jan 11
Housing Benefit Entitlement Ex staying in house. No equity, cant sell. When interest rates go up i wouldnt be able to afford to stay there. My name will still be on mortgage for the moment ... 14 Jan 11, by bacardijulia Latest 30 Jan 11 by rubytuesday	Replies:3 :582	Latest by rubytuesday 30 Jan 11
Catch 22 some advice please: went to housing today to give in my docs...for HB. they are still saying that they can't process the claim till i actually move into the p ... 24 Jan 11, by Survived Latest 25 Jan 11 by dukey	Replies:1 :520	Latest by dukey 25 Jan 11
housing benefit My divorce is at the decree Nisi stage, my ex and i still share the same house with our daughter even though we have been separated for 5 months. Life is becomi ... 24 Jan 11, by Lii74	Replies:0 :382
Mortgage Relief Hope someone can help.. My stbx has been trying to get out of the prison service for 8 months on medical retirement/inneficiency. Anyway something has ... 17 Jan 11, by alideniz Latest 18 Jan 11 by alideniz	Replies:2 :357	Latest by alideniz 18 Jan 11
anyone else find this weird? my husband financially abandoned me though he does pay child support. i had no option but to apply for child and work tax benefits - for which, don't get me wro ... 17 Jan 11, by samanthaB Latest 18 Jan 11 by samanthaB 1 2	Replies:8 :1005	Latest by samanthaB 18 Jan 11
Trustfund Hi my wife has a trust fund of 70k, we have been married for 27yrs. Does her trustfund become part of her personal savings when dividing up the assets. cheers b ... 13 Jan 11, by bobbayford Latest 17 Jan 11 by bobbayford	Replies:3 :366	Latest by bobbayford 17 Jan 11
Impact of SM on benefits? Question... My stbx receives rent rebate, income support, child tax credit and child benefit. I assume she also gets some sort of council tax reduction but I'm ... 16 Jan 11, by panda32 Latest 16 Jan 11 by LittleMrMike	Replies:1 :406	Latest by LittleMrMike 16 Jan 11
fathers right to benefit Been separated 9 months, for last 6 months have had 17 y.old 9 college), 24/7, youngest, just 11, tue, wed, thurs & fri. wife still in marital home, I left ... 12 Jan 11, by hammy1961 Latest 15 Jan 11 by hammy1961	Replies:5 :380	Latest by hammy1961 15 Jan 11
Relief/bank work and income support I have been offered a position as a relief nursery nurse in the event of staff sickness etc but obviously this is not reliable enough a position to be able to p ... 07 Jan 11, by Jenna29 Latest 08 Jan 11 by Jenna29	Replies:2 :431	Latest by Jenna29 08 Jan 11
Claiming Benefits whilst still under the same roof I have started divorce proceeding against my husband, won't go into the long story as to why but have been living separate lives since our twin boys were born n ... 04 Jan 11, by Howmuchmore Latest 05 Jan 11 by Howmuchmore	Replies:5 :428	Latest by Howmuchmore 05 Jan 11
WORKING TAX CREDIT Q A FAMILY MEMBER LENT ME MONEY hi all i was in a bit of a mess with my overdraft after my divorce and my mother lent me some money to half clear it she said i could pay it back when i am ... 24 Dec 10, by reann Latest 24 Dec 10 by reann	Replies:2 :444	Latest by reann 24 Dec 10
Shareable incomes Hi Guys I am 70% disabled having suffered injuries during my service in HM Forces and am in receipt of a war pension. In addition to the above ... 21 Dec 10, by BigAl289 Latest 22 Dec 10 by Fiona	Replies:1 :593	Latest by Fiona 22 Dec 10
OMG CAN SOMEONE HELP ME? I'll try to keep this short: My child care costs reduced from 1st July and were short term til school started. Phone TCO on 1st July with new costs...they m ... 20 Dec 10, by LouCheshire Latest 21 Dec 10 by lesslonelydad1	Replies:5 :408	Latest by lesslonelydad1 21 Dec 10
is it enough to survive? Just wanted to ask all the sigle parents with kids, takeing under the consideration all the benefits u r reciving can u please tell me how did your standard of ... 19 Dec 10, by Silvertears Latest 20 Dec 10 by Silvertears 1 2 3	Replies:15 :1686	Latest by Silvertears 20 Dec 10
Pushing for Sale of the House loss of CTC/ IS? hiya, I currently have a 2 and 4 yr old. I'm in the family home at the moment and paying my husband for the mortgage as it is in his name only. I hav ... 22 Nov 10, by Sarah78 Latest 07 Dec 10 by fluffy76	Replies:2 :384	Latest by fluffy76 07 Dec 10
Terrified about repaying benefits please help! My husband came this evening to see our daughter. He was bolshy and threatening and said that if I receive housing benefit and jobseekers allowance, when the ho ... 22 Oct 10, by river96 Latest 05 Dec 10 by rebecca02	Replies:4 :385	Latest by rebecca02 05 Dec 10
Child Tax Credits and Child Benefit Just a bit of advice really! My stbx left me leaving me with our child. My child was in receipt of Child Benefit (Cb), Child Tax Credit (CTC) ... 16 Nov 10, by lesslonelydad1 Latest 03 Dec 10 by startagain 1 2	Replies:8 :987	Latest by startagain 03 Dec 10

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