Apart from you (and your wife when she gets a visa to live in the UK) not having permission from the landlord to live in that property; I assume your parents are on welfare benefits if the landlord wanted you to be a guarantor for their rent? You and your wife living there would likely reduce their ...

Yes please, I took advance payment based on what I put in my claim and then later on not receive universal credit because they deemed my income sufficient. All I want to do now is pay off the advance payment of about £330, then close my universal credit account. Do you advice this is the best way f...

We have seen cases where NHS hospitals have been asking to prove child's immigration status even when a parent is a British citizen. Please share the source. Under the law for NHS England, hospitals have to check if the parents have to pay for their child (with 50% added to the bill). The hospitals...

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4) Unemployed as he's caring for 35 hours a week.

He doesn't have to be unemployed as that's only 35 hours a week caring. He can work, as long as his "earnings are £139 or less a week after tax, National Insurance and expenses."
https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance/eligibility

He will have to meet the adequate mainentance requirements to sponsor his wife to the UK.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... ommodation

Is the 25% council tax discount not going to be a problem then? As already said, it's not the 25% discount that will be a problem, as long as you live on your own in your home. Apply for a discount or exemption You need to apply for a Council Tax discount or an exemption, even if you’re disregarded...

I am not a single parent in the sense that my child lives with me. My son lives with his mother and only visits me from time to time. Then you are not a single parent at all as your son lives with his mother. Your claim for Universal Credit should have been made as a single adult. I made this very ...

My issue is, I applied for universal credit as a single parent to help rent a two bedroom flat and also advanced payment a few months ago. I was granted advanced payment of about £330 but did not receive universal credit because they deemed my income to be sufficient to pay my rent. Are you a singl...

My issue is, I applied for universal credit as a single parent to help rent a two bedroom flat and also advanced payment a few months ago. I was granted advanced payment of about £330 but did not receive universal credit because they deemed my income to be sufficient to pay my rent. ... I have aske...

Have a read of this article/warning. CTR is the last 3 paragraphs. CTR is also a public fund; however unlike UC the Local Authority cannot separate the partner with NRPF from the award, and CTR is a single claim with a partner included. This may result in additional public funds being paid to the pa...

Both my wife and I have ILR, I work in UK, but my wife does not work. Is she eligible to apply for universal credit? As said above, it will have to be a joint UC claim, but be aware that under the budget last month, the UK announced the intention to move to the next stage of UC at a future date. Th...

He wants nothing to do with the child, but if he was registered as father, can he insist in any way that the child is put up for adoption before mother has to go back to India. He is a British Citizen. If he was married to the mother, then his name would be put on the birth certificate, even if he ...

But again, keep in mind that I am not a lawyer and given your very unusual situation, you may want to discuss this with a lawyer or ... It doesn't appear to be that unusual: I've seen threads on other forums over the last year with this too, from non-EEA citizens and from EEA citizens. The answer w...

Is the baby still outside the UK?
eea-route-applications/both-parents-hol ... l#p2110406

There is a Good Character requirement for citizenship and any defrauding of the benefit system appears to come under Deception and dishonesty https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/good-character-nationality-policy-guidance/good-character-requirement-accessible-version#deception If you have only...

For example, last year I took a loan of 15K to pay off my credit card/etc debts - I am properly making payments towards that 15K but my credit card balance now increased a bit again (around 4K) but I still make all payments for both credit card and loan promptly. If you have ILR, have you looked to...

Don't pay a company for advice with debt, as you can get help for free, as the government states in the following link. https://www.gov.uk/national-debtline National Debtline Get free, confidential and independent advice on dealing with debt problems in the UK. National Debtline www.nationaldebtline...

I am think we can apply now but not sure if it will be completed before our travel planned for the 15th of April. Unless you are in a very rural area, I assume the wating list for a property is very long. If it is, you might want to start looking at private rentals. Shelter has a useful site that i...

My wife entered the UK on the 20th of October 2020 and therefore we are planning to apply for FLR in MAy after returing from holidays. ... We are thinking to apply for housing association based on the fact we will have to vacate the property but not sure if this will impact the FLR application in a...

Emergency care is also free as advised before. Any non-emergency treatment (elective operations, etc) will be charged. That's not correct: there is only limited treatment for free. Under the present list of "free services" for NHS England - ...the NHS services that are currently free of charge irre...

People over 60 years old in England are entitled to get medicines and some tests (X-rays, blood tests, etc) for free no matter their immigration status, as long as the patient is registered in a practice and these medicines and tests are prescribed by a UK GP or consultant. Could you post the link ...

I live in England(London) and they will be visiting from India. Sorry, I just crossed posted with you. For NHS England - They can consult with a GP without charge, but other things must be paid for. e.g.Blood tests taken in the GP surgery but sent away for testing, must be paid for. Hospital All ot...

I am looking into travel insurance options but I need to understand what is covered on tourist visa from NHS. Second section: If I buy travel insurance, insurance usually have access fees and there are limits on the charges. How much are the NHS charges for the following (high level cost so that I ...

And which counrty are your parents citizens of?

Each of the four nations have their own NHS and accessing healthcare could be different from say England. Which country do you live in?