Ex living with working girlfriend

My ex has told me he will soon be moving in with his girlfriend. She has a full-time job, so will that affect the child maintenance?
I currently get £5 a week, as he is on benifits.

your ex is responsible for financial support for his/your daughter - not his girlfriend.

I no its not up to his girlfriend to pay, but if he is living with her, then won't his benifits stop? Because when I moved in with my other half, my benifits stopped and he was working.
It is joint income once you are living together isn't it?

Csa will not take anything into account she earns. If you were married and splitting finances or sp maintenance then his money us taken into account with half of the bills he pays as he would be sharing costs with his partner. So total bills with partner are say 1000 a month. He earns 2000 a month. Only half of the bills are taken into. So only 500 instead of 1000 is taken off the amount he needs to live on. Technically allowing a bigger potential amount to be requested. Though he is being kept by the government you probably won't get anything.


F

I think Annoyed Mummy's worry is that if his girlfriend is working he will no longer get any state benefits and then she won't even get the £5 a week she gets at the moment. So it's not that she's hoping for more; she's worried that she will get even less. Could someone who knows about these things reply on this basis, please?

Sadie

It will depend on what benefits he's actually claiming as to whether they're on an individual basis therefore a new partner doesn't affect this or whether it's total household income basis.

For example is has been mentioned previously that he does in fact claim disability benefits so these should remain untouched as they're in place because of his aspurges and to help his cope.

Benefits such as council tax, and housing benefit would be subject as are tax credits.

Thats probably the best I can help you I'm afraid as we don't know exactly what he currently claims.

T

if he is recieving a prescribed benefit such as income support or jsa income based then this should stop once he moves in with his new partner. any other benefit may still be payable. is so you are still entitled to your fiver per week.his partners income will not be taken into account.