Would we lose money?

emmajane85
emmajane85 Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
edited January 29 in Benefits and income

Hiya everyone

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  • Mary_Scope
    Mary_Scope Posts: 1,693 Scope Online Community Children and Family Specialists

    Hi @emmajane85, its lovely to have you here!

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  • emmajane85
    emmajane85 Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener

    I claim pip and get high rate plus Universalcredit. My boyfriend lives with me but doesn't claim his Universal Credit from my address so if he changed but said he is a friend not partners will I lose any money

  • Jimm_Alumni
    Jimm_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,717 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/976149#Comment_976149

    I'm afraid this would constitute fraud. In fact if he is currently living with you and you are partners you should be informing Universal Credit of this. If it is discovered that you are living together and you have not informed them there is the potential that you could be sanctioned. I highly recommend you inform Universal Credit as soon as possible of the change in circumstances for your own financial stability.

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing

    Are you saying that you're both claiming UC as single people? If so then you both must report the changes on your journal by reporting a change. Then click living with a partner. One of you will be sent a linking code to join both claims together.

    You should then put a message onto your journal to tell them the date that you started living together. There's very likely going to be an overpayment of UC which will need to be repaid back.

    If they find out that you're living together as a couple it would be much worse than if you were honest and reported the changes. You will each most likely have a small fine on top of the overpayment for not reporting the changes.

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