Apply for benefits when my husband has only two year visa

[sez91]

Hello

Can you please help me? Am a british citizien for the pass 12 years, am been married and my husband had two year visa which is going to expire in March 2015 so end of december am going to send it of to another two years because he cant pass the life in UK test. am currently 4 month pregnant, during this past two year we didnt get any benefits including my self. Now am expenciting a baby what i want to know is if i apply for housing benefit or any other type of benefit would it have any harm on my husbands visa? On his passport it says spouse by me. Please give me much information as you can.

Thank you

[s1344678]

I'm not sure what has the life in the UK test got to do with visas. You only need to pass it to apply for naturalization or ILr

[CR001]

If you apply to extend his visa, he should be fine to apply for ILR on Set(M) as soon as he passes LIUK.

You can claim any benefits that you are entitled to.

Child benefit in your name.

Tax credits in joint names (you and spouse)

Housing benefit you will only receive the single LHA as your spouse is not entitled unless he has ILR.

[sez91]

So i can applyh for all benefits i can, when i apply for benefits i wont include my parther because his not entited to receive any benefit. I have sended off my husband vise for another two years but still have not applied for any benefits i just want to make sure it wont cause problem for my husband visa

[CR001]

Tax credits must be in joint names with your husband. This particular benefit is allowed on joint names.

Everything else you are entitled to, only in your name.

[sez91]

Tax credits must be in joint names with your husband. This particular benefit is allowed on joint names.

Everything else you are entitled to, only in your name.

But then if i put my husband name in he wont be allowed to get any benefits because now his going to have the CARD pasport now where he will have his biometric fingerprint which says his not allowed to get any benefits. Rather then gettin working tax credi cant i apply for job seekers allowance, housing benefit, working tax credi and child tax credi