Thank you, John. For the record, I should add that although I was in receipt of HB and CTB for quite some time during the spouse visa probationary period, I was not in receipt of these benefits at the time of applying for the ILR after my income rose enough to mean we no longer needed nor were entit...
Dear John and Amber, I have written quite extensively on a couple or more threads here in the Claiming Benefits section requesting help and advice on how to approach the ILR visa when I - as my wife's sponsor - have claimed, for an extensive time during the two year probationary period, HB and CTB a...
Hi John, Thanks for that confirmation my friend. Yes as of this time, we don't have children. I don't know why I did not know about this in all my time on this board - all I read was that the foreign spouse would go on the WTC application - maybe I just assumed that with the spouse included, the cou...
Sorry John, did you see this.. Just had the following letter. So we are now £1500 down! Anyone know anything about this? I am assuming it is part and parcel of latest cuts. I will call them... Dear Mr Siren A change to tax credit rules There has been a change to the tax credit entitlement rules that...
Just had the following letter. So we are now £1500 down! Anyone know anything about this? I am assuming it is part and parcel of latest cuts. I will call them... Dear Mr Siren A change to tax credit rules There has been a change to the tax credit entitlement rules that affects some customers who are...
Universal Credit will start to take new claims from unemployed people in October 2013. For people in work this process will begin in April 2014. The remainder of current claims will be moved to Universal Credit from 2014, with the process being complete by 2017. http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/universal-...
To anyone following this, Below is the latest communication in the matter to Carlisle City Council in reply to thier letter to my MP's letter on my behalf. If it does turn out that UKBA rule the HB/CTB is an increase in public funds, I will attempt to repay just the increase but am prepared to repay...
Yes I too have had similar advice. Generally speaking, it seems advice given by sources on the benefits side contradicts advice given by sources on the immigration side. Those on the benefits side, such as benefits advisors and the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), say HB should not be claimed at a...
Hi SoHopeful, Thank you for your helpful response esp when the member is now banned! For HB you would have to make a joint claim. If your spouse is unemployed nothing will change. If they are employed their income will be taken into consideration. I agree with you spousal income and savings are take...
Hi there Tara, Just wondering what the outcome was of your case? Did the council allow you to repay the CT discount? Did the council not insist that you should have also been paid the couple rate of HB? In my case, the council is insisting I make a joint claim for HB which would mean an increase in ...
Anyone think it would be LEGALLY POSSIBLE to repay back the extra portion of HB (partners applicable amount) as a result of my spouse being on the HB claim, which my local council are insisting on including? They are insisting that they are legally bound to include a partner with no recourse to publ...
Thank you Luca. Our situation is complex. I am receipt of WTC which enables me to leave the country for up to 8 weeks at a time without breaking the rules for that benefit - ie for WTC purposes I would still be regarded as resident in the UK. The idea would be to try to get some kind of IT work over...
Are there any restrictions on the length of time the sponsoring UK national can be outside of the country during the probationary period before applying for ILR (inside the country)? It just seems to say husband or wife IS currently living and settled in the UK. If I were to leave the country for sa...
Are there any restrictions on the length of time the sponsoring UK national can be outside of the country during the probationary period before applying for ILR (inside the country)? It just seems to say husband or wife IS currently living and settled in the UK. If I were to leave the country for sa...
Following on from the situation of our friend above who had to return CB for his ILR application I have a related question. My wife is here on a spouse visa with no public funds but due to my health condition which deteriorates during the colder months we are not sure whether or not we intend to sta...
Hi John, Would the amount of public funds the sponsor be getting be still regarded as having increased if the sponsored partner subject to public funds restriction finds enough work to cancel out the increase in HB / CTB benefit due from a joint claim? Or would UKBA still say that the amount with th...
OK, thanks John for clearing that up - I was interpreting the outside the UK of 6c as applying retrospectively.. but I see thats not the case... Putting all the pieces together, subject to confirmation from my MP and Benefits Advice Centre, I will not be able to apply for HB now that my wife has joi...
Hi John - JimBoJohn here again, My spouses visa application was filed outside the UK in the UAE where she was living - not sure how clear I made that in my previous posting? She came to the UK after the job she was offered in the UK branch of the company she was working for in the UAE (included as p...
Frustrating that some councils are prepared to adopt a more pragmatic approach and, in the view of my replyer, operate outside the law... Actually that reply is from the councils benefit advice centre rather than the benefit issuing office itself and, I wonder whether there's any chance my council w...
Subj: RE: HB claim where applicants wife has spouse visa with "no recourse to publ... Dear Cllr M Thank you for the attached query. As Simon quite rightly states a ‘person will be regarded as having recourse to public funds if someone else’s benefit is increased because of their presence’. For Inc...
Subj: RE: HB claim where applicants wife has spouse visa with "no recourse to publ... Dear Cllr M Thank you for the attached query. As Simon quite rightly states a ‘person will be regarded as having recourse to public funds if someone else’s benefit is increased because of their presence’. For Inc...
If you read the post carefully u would see that HB should be claimed for u only in ur name and not with spouse on the claim so that u don't get more money as a result of her being included... to be honest I can't understand how something of such critical importance and urgency as u claim has not bee...
