Benefits and support Non-dependants (adults who live with you) may affect your Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support. Over-18s living with you - relatives, friends and children who have left school or college who you no longer get Child Benefit for - are expected to pay towards housing costs and Council Tax.
Will my adult son living with me affect my benefits?
The council expects adults who live with you to give you some money towards your rent. Your housing benefit goes down even if the adult living in your home does not give you money.
How many nights can my son stay without affecting benefits?
There are no set rules about how often or how long someone can stay. Some people think there is a limit of 3 nights a week. This is not true. But if the DWP thinks someone has started living with you, this could affect your benefits.
Can my son claim Universal Credit if he lives with me?
For Universal Credit, living with another adult who is not your partner could come under non-dependent, which could affect any housing element. However, someone does not become a non-dependent until 21. In fact, if your son is still in eligible full-time education or training you could be entitled to more.
Will my son claiming Universal Credit affect my benefits?
Both Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit will stop if your child starts: Working 24 or more hours a week. Claiming benefits such as Universal Credit themselves.
Yes, they might do. Benefit investigators have a number of means of investigation at their disposal, which includes being able to watch someone's house. They might be waiting outside in a parked car and typically they watch to see who is coming in and out of the house and what condition they appear to be in.
You do not count as living with a partner unless you are living together in the same home as a couple. There is no set number of nights which mean that the DWP will class you as living together.
If you're going abroad for any reason and expect to be away for four weeks or more, you're required to notify the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in advance.
Can I claim Housing Benefit if my son is my landlord?
If you pay rent to a landlord who is also a close relative and you live in the same property then you will not be able to claim housing benefit. If you pay rent to a landlord who is also a close relative and you do not live in the same property then you may be able to claim housing benefit.
The Benefit Cap doesn't apply to you if: You and your partner earn enough or work enough hours to qualify for Working Tax Credit and you claim Housing Benefit. You and your partner earn at least the equivalent of working 16 hours per week at National Living Wage.
When your child is in approved education or training, they are a qualifying young person until 1 September after their 19th birthday. Your child will stop being a qualifying young person for Universal Credit when they leave approved education or training.
Money, savings and investments that belong to your children, and are in their name, are not taken into account when assessing your Universal Credit. For example, you do not need to tell us about children's savings accounts in their name such as Junior ISAs and Child Trust Funds.
Will I still get Housing Benefit when my son turns 18?
Changes in you child's age that do not reduce your Housing Benefit. When your child turns 16 or 17 the amount of Housing Benefit you get will not change even if they have left school or are working. If your child is 18 or 19 your Housing Benefit will not change if you are still getting Child Benefit for them.
How do we investigate? We work with the Department for Work and Pensions who can use many legal powers to help us check whether fraud has been committed. If we have proof to show that fraud may have been committed, we carry out interviews under caution in line with the Police and Criminal Evidence Act.
Pension Credit gives you extra money to help with your living costs if you're over State Pension age and on a low income. Pension Credit can also help with housing costs such as ground rent or service charges. You might get extra help if you're a carer, severely disabled, or responsible for a child or young person.
Living together is a primary indicator of a de facto relationship. Evidence can include joint lease agreements, shared bills, or correspondence addressed to both partners at the same address.
Living together means living together as a couple without being married or in a civil partnership. In some areas of law you may not have the same rights as you would if you registered a civil partnership, although in other areas of law you will.
The DWP cannot directly access your bank account without legal justification. However, they can request information from your bank if they have reasonable grounds to investigate. This is usually done through an official process under anti-fraud legislation.
Will my adult son living with me affect my Universal Credit?
Non dependant deductions and universal credit. Money is taken off your universal credit (UC) housing element if: an adult friend or relative lives in your home. the DWP expects them to pay something towards your rent.
The amount of deduction will depend on the non-dependant's income. It is the gross income of the non-dependant that is taken into account, not the amount that they pay you. A non-dependant deduction will still be made even if they do not pay towards their keep.
If your child starts working 24 hours a week or more, or leaves education altogether: Child Benefit will stop. The child element of Universal Credit will end. Your Universal Credit housing costs (for rent) may be reduced depending on how much your child earns.
