Claiming child benefit and job seekers allowance for wife

[abdullah001]

Hello everybody

First of all I wanted to tell I am on spouse visa of 2 years (husband of Uk Citizen) recently came in uk.
My wife is UK citizen and we have 1.5 years old baby having british nationalaity and Irish as well. I am non eu citizen.
We all are recently moved from Ireland to UK.

Me and my wife are searching jobs nowadays.
My query is that:

1) Can my wife apply job seekers benefit/allowances ?
2)Can my baby get child benefit ?
3) Will all these benefit effect my ILR in future ??

Actually I do not want these benefit and i can not I am sure, but my wife wants.

So please anybody guide us.

Thanks in advance.

[John]

I have just spotted this, and not surprised I did not see it on the 7th, the day after the election! Rather tired that day after spending most of the night either at the count, or watching the results coming in on TV.

Using your numbering :-

1. She is British, so no problem her claiming benefits. as regards JSA, what type will she be claiming? Contribution-based or income-based? How long have you all been living in Ireland?
2. No your baby cannot claim that ... it is never claimed by the child .... but no problem your wife submitting a claim for CB in respect of the child. Maximum backdate 3 months, or to when you all moved to the UK, if that is shorter.
3. No!

What about Tax Credits? As well as no current claim for Child Benefit, are you also saying that you and your wife are not currently making a joint claim for Tax Credits? If not, make that claim without delay, as that can also only be backdated for a maximum of 3 months.

Have you already read the first pinned topic in this Claiming Benefits section? If not suggest you do that, because it sets out the technical reasons why the benefit claims are OK.