Universalcredit and moving

loz6974
loz6974 Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener
in Universal Credit (UC)

Hi I need some help with my situation. My husband and myself are currently living in rented property we are both disabled and we are getting all the benefits required to us . The question I have is we have been looking for a smaller property on local council with no luck

My daughter owns her house and has suggested we move into her home while she moves in with her partner so we can get out of our current situation

Now I know we won't get the housing element as she will not be charging us rent neither does she want to be a landlord

Will my husband and I still receive our standard allowance? Or will this be affected also many thanks

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  • Lauren29
    Lauren29 Online Community Member Posts: 83 Contributor

    Your standard allowance won't be affected,

  • loz6974
    loz6974 Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener

    Thankyou for getting back to me quickly .. would it be affected if she didn't move out ..she will still be paying the mortgage in both situations thankyou

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 5,910 Championing

    No, your standard allowance wouldn't be affected then either.

  • loz6974
    loz6974 Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener

    Thankyou I've read so many things that she would be classed as non dependent but we wouldn't need the housing element just need to change our address

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 5,910 Championing

    A non dependant deduction would only be made from Housing Element, and not at all if either one if you get Daily Living PIP.

  • loz6974
    loz6974 Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener

    Thankyou do you how my standard allowance would be affected because she works ..and if it stopped would we still receive the lwrca and carers element as couple if this did stop due to her earnings. Thanks

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 5,910 Championing

    You get the couples rate standard allowance because you are a couple. Who else you live with has no affect on your standard allowance.

  • loz6974
    loz6974 Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener

    Ok thankyou I'm reading so many things on line .. saying my daughter earnings will affect our standard allowance. Its driving me mad with anxiety..

  • loz6974
    loz6974 Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener

    Hi I've also read that her earnings is classed as income I don't understand the threshold .. and if she say earns £ 2000 per month how much will be deducted from our universalcredit we get the couples rate over 25

    I read if she goes over threshold every £ 1 she earns we will be deducted by 55p .. any help will be appreciated

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 5,910 Championing
    edited May 25

    Even if living together for the purposes of UC LCWRA, Carers Element and Standard Allowance you and your husband are treated as a separate household to your daughter.

    So her earnings would not have any impact on the UC claim for you & husband.

  • loz6974
    loz6974 Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener

    Thankyou kimi I thought as we were moving into her house and shes not charging us rent I knew we will not be entitled to the housing element..but thought are standard allowance would be affected due to her earnings ..ty

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