Child Benefit - Son born during brief residence in UK

iguana

For the last few months of my pregnancy last year my husband was working on contract in Swansea, Wales. The contract was due to end close to my due date. Initially we planned that he would go there alone and come back weekends and when I was in labour. But due to the very limited number of flights available daily we decided that it would be best if I joined him and had the baby there so he wouldn't miss the birth. I was there for just under 3 months and when my son was 10 days old we moved back home. During that time we kept paying rent on our home in Dublin and it was empty apart from occasional visits from family members to maintain it/collect post/etc.

I'm trying to apply for his child benefit now and am having problems with section 2 of the form: Habitual Residence. As far as I can tell, Ireland was our habitual residence during that period as it was always going to be a temporary move and we continued to pay for our usual home in Dublin. But my son being born in the UK during a temporary stay there seems to complicate things. I don't know whether I should answer that we recently moved to Ireland or not. Also many of the questions seem geared toward immigrants and I'm not sure how to answer them, (questions such as; Have you lived continuously in Ireland since the day you arrived?) I'm not sure how to answer that as the day I arrived in Ireland was the day I was born or late last year if my stay in Wales counts. So do I say No, as I have lived in the UK for a number of years in the past? Or Yes as I haven't left the country since I came back?

Lastly, we have since moved house again, so I presume my previous address will be my previous address in Dublin not Wales. And my husband was in a car accident the day before he was due to start a new contract in the UK and now can't work so is in receipt of injury benefit. Do I need to state this on the form?

Sorry for the complete lack of comprehension, I have stressed out baby brain and my ability to work out anything beyond the utterly straightforward is lacking.

mp22

As you are Irish you don't need to fill in that part,once you fill in the first page the system will have your details.Your previous address in dublin will be fine.Part 5 of the form looks after his details.

Balagan

You will need to fill in exact details of your time in the UK and your return date etc. The date of your arrival will then relate to the date you returned with your son and not your own birthdate. There is space on the form for you to explain why you were temporarily out of Ireland but within the Common area etc. You will also need to send a copy of your son's birth certificate as he was not born in
Ireland. Good luck with everything!

iguana

Balagan wrote: »

You will need to fill in exact details of your time in the UK and your return date etc. The date of your arrival will then relate to the date you returned with your son and not your own birthdate. There is space on the form for you to explain why you were temporarily out of Ireland but within the Common area etc. You will also need to send a copy of your son's birth certificate as he was not born in
Ireland. Good luck with everything!

Doh! I just rechecked it and saw that space is for people who lived in the common area. I had thought it was about countries outside the common area. Thanks.

iguana

Last question. My husband is currently on injury benefit here in Ireland with me and our son as his dependants. Do I need his reference number for that?

cee_jay

iguana wrote: »

Last question. My husband is currently on injury benefit here in Ireland with me and our son as his dependants. Do I need his reference number for that?

Any reference number for his claim will be his PPS number.