How benefits are effected after marriage, (when one individual is working!)

gigimon
gigimon Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited March 13 in Benefits and income

Hello everybody! I would like some advice about how benefits are effected once you're married. My husband is receiving UC, Disability Living Allowance and Housing Benefit. He was also claiming PIP up until a few months ago before the council stopped it, (a decision that's currently being appealed!). I am working and earn about £28,000 a year. We're currently living with family while on the council list for housing. Unfortunately its taking longer than expected. I was thinking about private rental but was wondering how us living together would effect my husbands general benefits and his housing benefit in particular. As I am earning will the council expect me to pay the whole rent, or will they cover my husbands half and I partially pay? Would love some information from anyone who's been in a similar position. Thankyou! :)

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  • Holly_Scope
    Holly_Scope Posts: 1,850 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Hi @gigimon sorry you've not had a response yet. Have things progressed any further since you raised this? I think the benefits calculator might be a good place to start looking at how this potential new set up might look. The link is here - Benefits calculators - GOV.UK

    Best wishes,

  • Emilee
    Emilee Online Community Member Posts: 256 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/129066/how-benefits-are-effected-after-marriage-when-one-individual-is-working

    I think there is some confusion here as your husband could not have been receiving Disability Living Allowance and PIP. It can also be very difficult to receive housing benefit when you are renting from and living with family, are you certain he is currently receiving this? As you are living his housing benefit should already be impacted by your wages.

  • Stellar
    Stellar Online Community Member Posts: 262 Empowering

    you'll be stuck in your current living situation for a while. it's almost impossible to rent privately anywhere (especially if you're disabled, especially if one of you is our of work). the housing crisis means you'll be waiting many years for housing (hence why your expectations weren't met).

    because you're earning, you will likely be expected to pay the whole rent, even if you weren't married, as you're living together, so the DWP et al. see you as a couple. there's nothing you can do to get around this.

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