Uc and getting married - Will we need a joint claim if we live apart?

rhianacollins26
rhianacollins26 Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited October 1 in Universal Credit (UC)

my partner and i are getting married but we live in separate houses due to both being single parents we both work part time and claim uc do we have to make a joint claim even though we don't live together 

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  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 9,541 Online Community Team

    Hi @rhianacollins26, welcome to the community ☺️ congratulations on your upcoming wedding!

    If you live separately and have totally separate finances you should still be counted as separate households for your UC claims. You wouldn't usually need to create a joint claim for this kind of arrangement. Do you share any kind of finances with your partner at all?

  • 19820gems
    19820gems Community Member Posts: 7 Listener

    no your still ‘single’ if you don’t live together and he doesn’t financially contribute to your property

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