Can my son start his own claim whilst living with me

DollyDolly29

Can my son start a claim whilst living with me? He’s 18 but will be finding somewhere else to live

bg844

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poppy123456

bg844 said:

As advised here, yes he can: https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/107835/my-son-is-on-my-claim-can-he-also-claim-uc-as-he-s-18#latest

That other thread suggests the son is still in full time education, which means it won't be possible to claim UC as a student in these circumstances.

bg844

poppy123456 said:

That other thread suggests the son is still in full time education, which means it won't be possible to claim UC as a student in these circumstances.

Thanks. I was getting mixed up, I will delete the above.

OP, is your son still in education from when you last posted? If not, is he actively job seeking?

poppy123456

bg844 said:

poppy123456 said:

That other thread suggests the son is still in full time education, which means it won't be possible to claim UC as a student in these circumstances.

Thanks. I was getting mixed up, I will delete the above.

OP, is your son still in education from when you last posted? If not, is he actively job seeking?

No worries, it's easily done when members start multiple threads with the same questions.

DollyDolly29

He’s stopped the course work. So will he be able to do his own claim 

poppy123456

If he's no longer a student have you reported the changes to UC because of your child element?

DollyDolly29

poppy123456 said:

If he's no longer a student have you reported the changes to UC because of your child element?

So it won’t affect my claim then because hes starting to claim for himself , I’ve told them about his course also 

poppy123456

The child element for him should have now ended anyway. Any claim he makes will not affect yours. He will not be able to claim for help with any rent while he's living with you. As he's under 25 then he'll be entitled to £292.11/month, if he's not receiving any earnings from working.