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Cohabitation Interpretation (Frustration)

  • 22-04-2009 3:09pm
    #1
    ZorbaDaGreek
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭


    My partner has recently moved house to live closer to me as we were living too far away from one another.
    I am employed locally and rent a room in a house with friends.
    She on the other hand is unemployed with 2 children. She recieves lone parents and rent allowance.
    As a result of her moving I expect to be 'living' with her from now on.
    Even though i am renting seperately myself, would this be considered cohabitation?
    I am just afraid that me being there constantly would jeopardise any and all of her state benefits, and while i have a job its certainly not enough for rent etc. if she should lose it.
    She has enquired about these issues and the only response seems to be that they are 'open to interpretation', basically if the adjudicating officer is in a good mood or not.
    I too am open to YOUR interpretation.
    Thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    artyeva
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,137 ✭✭✭artyeva


    mmm.... you'll be moving into the same house as her....

    so you'll be living in the same house...

    the same house as her...

    so in effect you'll be living together.....or to give it its technical term ''cohabitating''.

    whether or not you are renting another room or even if you own another house is of no relevance to her social welfare claims.

    if you're living there then you're living there.


  • #3
    yabadabado
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,573 ✭✭✭✭yabadabado


    artyeva wrote: »
    mmm.... you'll be moving into the same house as her....

    so you'll be living in the same house...

    the same house as her...

    so in effect you'll be living together.....or to give it its technical term ''cohabitating''.

    whether or not you are renting another room or even if you own another house is of no relevance to her social welfare claims.

    if you're living there then you're living there.

    Yeah i would agree thats Co-hab


  • #4
    popebenny16
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,461 ✭✭✭popebenny16


    you will be cohabiting.


  • #5
    Moonbeam
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,986 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    If you live together under the same roof as a couple it is co-habiting. If you spend 2/3 nights a week thee but have your own home it is not.


  • #6
    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,288 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    Moonbeam wrote: »
    If you live together under the same roof as a couple it is co-habiting. If you spend 2/3 nights a week thee but have your own home it is not.

    Night Status

    0 obviously not co-habitating
    1
    2
    3 not co-habitating
    4
    5
    6
    7 co-habitating


    So the question is, how may nights, make it "co-habitating". Obviously somewhere between 4 and 6. Is it a number? Do you need to keep records? Or just bring your own toothbrush every time you come?


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