Staying with partner but not living together (any rules on this)
dp267p
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Is there a rule on how long you can stay at your partners house even though you evidently rent your own house and claim UC housing element for it etc?
Does it affect your benefit entitlement. I read on Age Uk it doesn’t make a blind bit of difference. As long as you can evidence you have your own place and bills for it etc.
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Hi there
If you look for the post titled hypothetical question ref uc it gives all details there with some excellent links0 -
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Try recent discussions I only posted it last week maybe a few pages on
@Tori_Scope can you find the thread and put a link to it0 -
It had lots of detail which is why can't type it all out
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The thread in question is here https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/93722/hypothetical-question-re-uc#latest0
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Thanks for posting the link @poppy123456
I only just saw this tag.
Has reading through the other thread helped to answer your question @dp267p? Please do let us know if there's anything you're still unsure about. It can all be a bit confusing, can't it?
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I stay there two nights a week. Is that allowed?0
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In a nutshell, yes. Please see that link.0
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Staying at your partners house a couple of times a week is not classed as living together permanently. Especially if the one partner also has their own home paying their own bills. I see no wrong doing here at all.woodbine said:Personally I have always believed that if a couple are living together even just for a few nights that for benefits they should be classed as a couple, otherwise the system is open to abuse.0 -
Thanks everyone for providing the link
@woodbine I was always led to believe you could stay over 3 nights a week but this isn't the case there is no specific limit
As the link reads as long as the couple are not part of the same household they do not need to claim uc as a couple1
