Can my son start his own claim whilst living with me

DollyDolly29
DollyDolly29 Online Community Member Posts: 75 Connected
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Can my son start a claim whilst living with me? He’s 18 but will be finding somewhere else to live

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  • bg844
    bg844 Online Community Member Posts: 3,928 Championing
    edited August 2023
    Deleted.
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,458 Championing
    bg844 said:
    As advised here, yes he can: https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/107835/my-son-is-on-my-claim-can-he-also-claim-uc-as-he-s-18#latest

    That other thread suggests the son is still in full time education, which means it won't be possible to claim UC as a student in these circumstances.
  • bg844
    bg844 Online Community Member Posts: 3,928 Championing
    poppy123456 said:
    That other thread suggests the son is still in full time education, which means it won't be possible to claim UC as a student in these circumstances.
    Thanks. I was getting mixed up, I will delete the above.

    OP, is your son still in education from when you last posted? If not, is he actively job seeking?
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,458 Championing
    bg844 said:
    poppy123456 said:
    That other thread suggests the son is still in full time education, which means it won't be possible to claim UC as a student in these circumstances.
    Thanks. I was getting mixed up, I will delete the above.

    OP, is your son still in education from when you last posted? If not, is he actively job seeking?

    No worries, it's easily done when members start multiple threads with the same questions.
  • DollyDolly29
    DollyDolly29 Online Community Member Posts: 75 Connected
    He’s stopped the course work. So will he be able to do his own claim 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,458 Championing
    If he's no longer a student have you reported the changes to UC because of your child element?
  • DollyDolly29
    DollyDolly29 Online Community Member Posts: 75 Connected
    poppy123456 said:
    If he's no longer a student have you reported the changes to UC because of your child element?
    So it won’t affect my claim then because hes starting to claim for himself , I’ve told them about his course also 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,458 Championing
    edited September 2023
    The child element for him should have now ended anyway. Any claim he makes will not affect yours. He will not be able to claim for help with any rent while he's living with you. As he's under 25 then he'll be entitled to £292.11/month, if he's not receiving any earnings from working.

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