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I am an EEA national and holding Permanent Residence card since 2 years. My wife is currently on EEA residence permit and has not obtained PR.

As I have lost my job last week understand we both can claim income and contributions based benefits for short-term (6 months) and this will not have any impact on her non-EEA permanent residence card due in 4 years?

Appreciate confirmation on above.

Thank you.

Colin

how long have you been married and living together. When your non-eea partner first got its RC eea2.

She got her 5 year residence card in August 2012 and have been married for 11 months.

Thank you.

Colin

I do not think the benefits you are planning to claim can affect because according to ukba the following ones are not considered public funds under immigration rules are:

 Contribution based jobseeker's allowance
 Guardian’s allowance
 Incapacity benefit
 Contribution-based employment and support allowance (ESA)
 Maternity allowance
 Retirement pension
 Statutory maternity pay
 Widow’s benefit and bereavement benefit.

Thanks. So inspite of me having PR I still cannot claim public funds ie. housing benefit etc.?

better to go through this web link and read in detail about public funds as how it affect application:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... iew=Binary

I believe you are able to claim any benefits to which you are entitled if you have a permanent residence.

I agree with Obie on this. Once you are on PR you effectively have the same rights as a citizen with regards to claiming benefits, even if you are not working. Just make sure that the claim is in your name rather than your partner's.

Just wanted to point out that there is a distinction between income-based unemployment benefit (public fund) and contribution-based (not a public fund), which wouldn't apply to you but may apply to someone reading this thread who does not have PR.