Claiming benefit and Husband live overseas

peaches50 · Post by **peaches50** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:31 pm

If I am married and my husband live overseas would I be able to claim benefit that is income support or job seekers allowance and housing benefit. I have 1 child.

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:33 pm

peaches50 wrote:If I am married and my husband live overseas would I be able to claim benefit that is income support or job seekers allowance and housing benefit. I have 1 child.

Not for your husband, only for urself. If he is working tho and supporting you you must declare it to the benefits office and it will reduce or remove you benefits.

peaches50 · Post by **peaches50** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:41 pm

When I do fill in the benefit form, do I have to declare that I am married and produce a spreadsheet of his expenses and salary even thou he is living overseas.

Post by **John** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:45 pm

peaches50, are you being financially supported by your husband? If yes, roughly how much money is he sending you?

Child Benefit is obviously not a problem, as that is not means-tested.

peaches50 · Post by **peaches50** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:51 pm

No I am not been supported by this man because we are not yet married. He does not send me any money.

Post by **John** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:18 pm

peaches50, if you proceed to get married, your husband, what sort of income does he have? Employment income? Self-employment income? Property income? Bank interest? What?

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Claiming benefit and Husband live overseas

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