Cohabiting to not cohabiting advice?

mazi · 02-02-2015 09:20PM #1

My position:

Cohabiting with partner and baby. He earns just over 4k per month nett. Have the usual outgoings for utilities etc. I am paying for college as i dont qualify for any sort of grant. When I walked into welfare office they took one look at the payslip and said I get nadda all because I am cohabiting! I find it funny that when it comes to revenue we are taxed as individuals but yet when This situation occurs we are bundled together as 1.

My question is: Am i better off not cohabiting?

womandriver · 02-02-2015 09:23PM

mazi wrote: »

My position:

Cohabiting with partner and baby. He earns just over 4k per month nett. Have the usual outgoings for utilities etc. I am paying for college as i dont qualify for any sort of grant. When I walked into welfare office they took one look at the payslip and said I get nadda all because I am cohabiting! I find it funny that when it comes to revenue we are taxed as individuals but yet when This situation occurs we are bundled together as 1.

My question is: Am i better off not cohabiting?

This will be interesting....

dar100 · 02-02-2015 09:27PM

If your taxed as individuals, that means you work... If you work then why would you be looking for financial support??

mazi · 02-02-2015 09:36PM

dar100 wrote: »

If your taxed as individuals, that means you work... If you work then why would you be looking for financial support??

I did work before going on maternity leave and that contract ended. I have no earnings at all hence the thread.

mp22 · 03-02-2015 01:39AM

One would hope you make the correct decision.

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