Claiming Income Support

[alsanober]

Hello guys !!!

I on spouse visa which i got recently for 30 months. My wife is BC and we have a little one. We claim CTC jointly and she claims CB.

my question is can she claim income support while i am looking for a job (desperately). and what other benefits can we claim so that it wont effect my my application for FLR(m) after 30 months.

Thnx

[Amber]

Hello guys !!!

I on spouse visa which i got recently for 30 months. My wife is BC and we have a little one. We claim CTC jointly and she claims CB.

my question is can she claim income support while i am looking for a job (desperately). and what other benefits can we claim so that it wont effect my my application for FLR(m) after 30 months.

Thnx

Income support is only available for lone parents, carers, estranged children and a few other exceptional cases, non of which you appear to meet.

If your wife (unless receiving SMP/MA) and you are available for work, she can make a claim for job seeker's allowance -JSA. If the requirements are met (actively seeking employment). If your wife has worked before this could be contribution based JSA (non-means tested) or means tested JSA(income based). In either case the claim must be joint but the amount should be based on a single person as you are subject to immigration control.

An alternative, if your wife has a family member who receives DLA (middle or higher rate care), attendance allowance (either rate) or PIP (daily living) then she may be able to claim carer's allowance (if she sees cares fr 35+ hrs per week), this for example, could be her grandparent. If she was awarded carers allowance (non means tested), this could be topped up with means tested income support, again to the single person level. Though if she claims carers allowance, this could reduce the person being cared for benefits (this would need checking first).

Your wife may also be entitled to housing benefit/council tax reduction. This again should be a joint claim but the award amount must be based on a single person, as you are subject to immigration control.

How did you meet the financial requirement for FLR(m)?

Also check local job agencies to see if there are any jobs/get yourself on their books.

[alsanober]

i was exempt because she is getting carer's allowance.

[Amber]

i was exempt because she is getting carer's allowance.

Then as per the paragraph on carers allowance. Do you assist with the caring?

[alsanober]

i was exempt because she is getting carer's allowance.

Then as per the paragraph on carers allowance. Do you assist with the caring?

yes she does care for our cousin sister who is 10 years old getting middle rate.

[Amber]

i was exempt because she is getting carer's allowance.

Then as per the paragraph on carers allowance. Do you assist with the caring?

yes she does care for our cousin sister who is 10 years old getting middle rate.

Well all I was going to say is that there is something called direct payments, these are payments made by the local authority to help with care costs. If you get an assessment of little girl by social services and they decide she needs x amounts of care per week they will fund it. It can be really good at getting the carer more than the carers allowance income. The person claiming carers allowance can earn up to £100 Net per week without it affecting the carers allowance. As she is a child the family should not be expected to meet any of the direct payment costs.

Therefore, you could potentially receive an extra £100 per week if the social worker agrees that she needs support. Direct payments are changing to individualised payments or budgets. These can cover a range of things such as educational support and trips out. The social workers are usually very supportive and the payments can help improve the life of the person with te disability.

[alsanober]

i was exempt because she is getting carer's allowance.

Then as per the paragraph on carers allowance. Do you assist with the caring?

yes she does care for our cousin sister who is 10 years old getting middle rate.

Well all I was going to say is that there is something called direct payments, these are payments made by the local authority to help with care costs. If you get an assessment of little girl by social services and they decide she needs x amounts of care per week they will fund it. It can be really good at getting the carer more than the carers allowance income. The person claiming carers allowance can earn up to £100 Net per week without it affecting the carers allowance. As she is a child the family should not be expected to meet any of the direct payment costs.

Therefore, you could potentially receive an extra £100 per week if the social worker agrees that she needs support. Direct payments are changing to individualised payments or budgets. These can cover a range of things such as educational support and trips out. The social workers are usually very supportive and the payments can help improve the life of the person with te disability.

i didnt know that. Thanks alot for the info. we will have a look into this.

thanks again

[Amber]

Then as per the paragraph on carers allowance. Do you assist with the caring?

yes she does care for our cousin sister who is 10 years old getting middle rate.

Well all I was going to say is that there is something called direct payments, these are payments made by the local authority to help with care costs. If you get an assessment of little girl by social services and they decide she needs x amounts of care per week they will fund it. It can be really good at getting the carer more than the carers allowance income. The person claiming carers allowance can earn up to £100 Net per week without it affecting the carers allowance. As she is a child the family should not be expected to meet any of the direct payment costs.

Therefore, you could potentially receive an extra £100 per week if the social worker agrees that she needs support. Direct payments are changing to individualised payments or budgets. These can cover a range of things such as educational support and trips out. The social workers are usually very supportive and the payments can help improve the life of the person with te disability.

i didnt know that. Thanks alot for the info. we will have a look into this.

thanks again

You're welcome, good luck.