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Is there any reason why you only work part time? Under the Welfare Reforms, when you are on Universal Credit you will have to work full time - earn at least the minimum hourly wage for 35 hours a week. Your wifes work requirements is based on the age of your youngest child https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/you ... sibilitiessaj626 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2019 7:34 pmDear Members
Housing Benefits or universal credit (which includes housing benefits)
I am Neutralized British Citizen and I have 2 children, 4 years old and 3 years old both are British citizen and my wife she is on 2nd FLR (M) Visa she is due to apply ILR in 2022. Our household income is £18600.
we both work part time.
My question is if I claim Housing Benefit or Universal Credit is this going to affect my wife's future ILR application?
Many thanks
Many thanks for replyJB007 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2019 9:24 pmIs there any reason why you only work part time? Under the Welfare Reforms, when you are on Universal Credit you will have to work full time - earn at least the minimum hourly wage for 35 hours a week. Your wifes work requirements is based on the age of your youngest child https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/you ... sibilitiessaj626 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2019 7:34 pmDear Members
Housing Benefits or universal credit (which includes housing benefits)
I am Neutralized British Citizen and I have 2 children, 4 years old and 3 years old both are British citizen and my wife she is on 2nd FLR (M) Visa she is due to apply ILR in 2022. Our household income is £18600.
we both work part time.
My question is if I claim Housing Benefit or Universal Credit is this going to affect my wife's future ILR application?
Many thanks
You don't get the choice of which benefit to claim as Housing Benefuts is one of the low income benefits being replaced by Universal Credit. What you will have to claim will depend on different factors, but eventually all will will be moved to Universal Credit.
Housing Benefit - the claim must be in your name, but your wife's income will be used in the calcultations. Universal Credit, I don't know yet and it would be best to ask the CAB.
Under the Welfare Reform laws, both parents can no longer choose to only work part time and ask for low income benefits because parents are expected to keep their own children. One parent must work full time. Universal Credit is based on required earnings per family.
JB007 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2019 1:58 pmAlso be aware that apart from the money parents are expected to earn when they ask for low income benefits, you will likely get less benefit money when you are on Unversal Credit as you are not working many hours. The Welfare Reform laws ensure that work pays and that benefits claimants are not better off from not working much.
There is Transitional Protection for some claimants, to ensure they do not get less benefits when they are moved to UC, but that will mean they will not get any rise in benefits until their benefit money is paid at the lower rate that Universal Credit pays. However, one of the things that will lose that Transitional Protection, is if the claimants are not at their required earnings for 3 months.
Once you apply for Houisng Benefit, they will tell you.JB007 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2019 9:24 pm
You don't get the choice of which benefit to claim as Housing Benefuts is one of the low income benefits being replaced by Universal Credit. What you will have to claim will depend on different factors, but eventually all will will be moved to Universal Credit.
Housing Benefit - the claim must be in your name, but your wife's income will be used in the calcultations. Universal Credit, I don't know yet and it would be best to ask the CAB.