Child Tax credit

Hi there,

My husband has been issued the family visa for 2.5years. Can I claim child tax credit for our 3 British born children? I do not think I can but I want to be sure.

Also can I apply for the warm home discount as we are a low income home.


Many thanks

Terrine wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 30, 2022 9:46 pm

Hi there,

My husband has been issued the family visa for 2.5years. Can I claim child tax credit for our 3 British born children? I do not think I can but I want to be sure.

Also can I apply for the warm home discount as we are a low income home.


Many thanks

No welfare benefits for those who have the savings you both have. You showed you had at least £62,500 to get the spouse visa for your husband.
immigration-for-family-members/spouse-v ... l#p2026787

Child Tax Credit is one of the welfare benefits that has been replaced by Universal Credit. Unlike the welfare payemnt called Tax Credit, you can't claim Universal Credit if you/your husband have more than 16k in capital or savings, in any country.

It's the same with Warm Home Discount and this is also for those who are destitute and on low income welfare benefits like Universal Credit.

You could look to see if you can claim Chiln Benefit and unlike Universal Credit, you can claim that for more than 2 children. Make sue the claim is in your name only, but you will have to link your NRPF husband.

I noiticed from your linkled thread (above) last August, that you put-
We lived together in Saudi and Jordan. I returned back to the UK during each pregnancy to give birth.. Did you pay your NHS bills?

You can read all of this for yourself.-

Universal Credit is replacing the following benefits:

Child Tax Credit
Housing Benefit
Income Support
income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Working Tax Credit
https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit


Eligibility

You may be able to get Universal Credit if you’re on a low income or need help with your living costs. You could be working (including self-employed or part time) or be out of work.

To claim you must:

live in the UK
be aged 18 or over (there are some exceptions if you’re 16 to 17)
be under State Pension age
have £16,000 or less in savings
https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/eligibility




Warm Home Discount Scheme

You may be able to apply directly to your electricity supplier for help if you do not get the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit but:

your energy supplier is part of the scheme
you’re on a low income
you get certain means-tested benefits
https://www.gov.uk/the-warm-home-discou ... low-income


Child Benefit
https://www.gov.uk/child-benefit


NHS
"Entitlement to relevant services without charge is principally based on being 'ordinarily resident' in the UK"
"British citizens who are no longer living and settled in the UK cannot be said to be ordinarily resident in the UK."
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... k#overview


Who has to pay the NHS
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... ations.pdf