Benefits : affecting ILR?

[Udani]

Hi John;

I am a new member and I must say that discussion on this board is so great that I couldn't stop myself to post my question. all of your answers to different questions are very helpful for the readers as well.
though reading this thread made a lot of things clear but I want to be very sure to avoid any future problems hence putting my question;
"I was on Tier-1 general visa for 5 years and I am on ILR since May 2016. my husband joined me in July 2014 as Tier-1 dependent. My income was 35000/year during last 5 years. i was doing two jobs to meet visa income requirements. after ILR I stopped 2nd job as i was pregnant, baby born in July and I am on maternity since June 2016. In May 2016 when i received ILR my husband got his 2 year extension as PBS dependent with no access to public funds restriction. when i applied for his visa i submitted declaration that i can meet his expenses without accessing public funds.
My husband is working full time and his income for last year was £10800 and this year we are expecting it to be between 14000 -16000 for year 2016-2017.
I need council help to meet my expenses. The only benefit i am claiming is Child benefit of £20.50 per week and it is under my name.
i want to apply for housing benefit and i will be claimant but my husband's details will be part of the application. we will apply for his ILR in May 2018 and My question is bcz i had submitted declaration of sponsorship and if i claim Housing benefit will this effect his ILR?
Please reply soon.
Thank you for taking time to read my long post.
Best Regards
Mrs Danish

[noajthan]

To avoid confusion & jumbled responses, I have moved your question to its own thread (this one).

[Casa]

You can only be awarded HB at the single person + child rate.

Although your husband won't be considered in the claim, his earnings will be included in the calculation to assess whether you qualify.

[Udani]

Hi Casa and Noajthan;

Thank you both for prompt reply. I have applied for HB, lets see what happens
thank you again for your advice.


Regards