Questions and discussions about claiming benefits while living and working in the UK
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newc
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by newc » Sat Jun 04, 2011 9:04 pm
Hi
yself and my wife got ILR and just trying to find following information and would appreciate your suggestions -
What are the benefits we can claim when we both got ILR?
Would claiming any of these benefit cause any problem while making Naturalisation application?
Do both of us (myself and my wife) need to have the National Insurance number before claiming any benefit?
Would appreciate any comment/suggestion... Thanks in advance
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by ddb » Sat Jun 04, 2011 9:52 pm
newc wrote:What are the benefits we can claim when we both got ILR?
See [url=http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/policyandlaw/immigrationlaw/immigrationrules/introduction/]Immigration Rules: Introduction[/url] wrote:"public funds" means
(a) housing under Part VI or VII of the Housing Act 1996 and under Part II of the Housing Act 1985, Part I or II of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, Part II of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 or Part II of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1988;
(b) attendance allowance, severe disablement allowance, carer's allowance and disability living allowance under Part III of the Social Security Contribution and Benefits Act 1992;, income support, council tax benefit and housing benefit under Part VII of that Act; a social fund payment under Part VIII of that Act; child benefit under Part IX of that Act; income based jobseeker's allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995, income related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (employment and support allowance) state pension credit under the State Pension Credit Act 2002; or child tax credit and working tax credit under Part 1 of the Tax Credits Act 2002.
(c) attendance allowance, severe disablement allowance, carer's allowance and disability living allowance under Part III of the Social Security Contribution and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;, income support, council tax benefit and, housing benefit under Part VII of that Act; a social fund payment under Part VIII of that Act; child benefit under Part IX of that Act; income based jobseeker's allowance under the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 or income related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007
newc wrote:Would claiming any of these benefit cause any problem while making Naturalisation application?
No.
newc wrote:Do both of us (myself and my wife) need to have the National Insurance number before claiming any benefit?
Shouldn't you have had one all this time...?
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newc
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by newc » Sat Jun 04, 2011 9:58 pm
ddb wrote:Shouldn't you have had one all this time...?
Thanks for your response. My wife does not work after she moved to UK, so we never needed so far for her...
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newc
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by newc » Sat Jun 04, 2011 10:00 pm
ddb wrote:Shouldn't you have had one all this time...?
Thanks for your response. My wife does not work after she moved to UK, so we never needed so far for her... Should we have had NI for her even when she was not working?
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by ddb » Sat Jun 04, 2011 10:23 pm
newc wrote:My wife does not work after she moved to UK, so we never needed so far for her... Should we have had NI for her even when she was not working?
Makes sense that she didn't have one (since she wasn't working). No, I don't think she should have had one since she wasn't working or looking for work.
