Daughter getting student maintenance

Melin
Melin Online Community Member Posts: 97 Contributor

Hi l would be grateful if anyone can answer my question my daughter has started university this year and she has a parttime weekend job my question is as she is getting her second student finanace-maintenance in her account she will have more than £6000 in her bank account will this effect my benefits as l am receiving universal credit and housing element and council tax support me and my husband we both are getting pip.

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  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 7,818 Championing
    edited January 8

    For benefits purposes you are considered seperate households.

    So money in her account does not effect the means tested benefits of you or your husband.

  • Melin
    Melin Online Community Member Posts: 97 Contributor

    thankyou for the quick reply