UC with disability benefits & Adult children living at home

wenglish1984

Hello everyone sorry to reach out I’m just looking for some advice please if possible

We currently receive UC for my self and my partner and 2 young children, my wife also receives PIP and contributions based ESA I personally receive carers allowance as her carer

We also have 2 older adult children a 18 year old and a 19 year old

My 18 year old daughter has just left education this week so we have notified both UC and the Child benefit office of the change in circumstances

I have just noticed though that when I took my 18 year old off the claim this week it has also removed her from living at the home address

I have now RE added her back as living at the property along with my 19 year old son who has moved back in this week

Will me adding them back saying they are both living in the property now cause me issues ? What happens with them now contributing to the bills and food etc with them being adults etc do I need to declare this as income if they help out ?

We are so stressed with worry in case it affects our claim in anyway so any advice would be very grateful thank you

Kimi87

No that shouldn't cause any problems, and no you don't have to declare the money they give you for household expenses

wenglish1984

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/987908#Comment_987908

Thank you so much for the quick response I’m very grateful