House mates

dmkey41
dmkey41 Listener
in Universal Credit (UC)

hi my house mate had received his migration letter back in November last year and he said that he is living with a house mate does he need to add his house mate to his claim I was still under esa at the time and my house mate was told no, I got my migration letter and I went onto uc back in march this year I asked the same thing do I need to add my house mate to my uc claim I was advised not to add him to my claim, last month received a phone from a uc compliance officer both myself and my house mate we forced to go onto a joint claim we are now classed as a couple but we are in two separate bedrooms

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  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Championing

    Hi,

    Do you generally live as a couple, sharing meals, sharing household chores, shopping together, etc?

    If yes then this is correct, you should be claiming as a couple.

    However, if you live totally separate lives (not just separate bedrooms) and wouldn't appear as a couple to anyone else, then your claims should be separate. But you will need to provide evidence to show that you are not living as a couple in this case.

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