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I think I need to seperate our finances because I have hardly any money with tax credit payments and he doesn’t help me out with his wages. He always threatens not to pay the rent and leaves it a week before he pays it saying I need to pay half I don’t work and rely on him to pay it. The thing is. Is that he lives with us still I don’t know how this would work. Would I be able to get universal credit. I can’t cope on what money I get. I’d be claiming as a single person because I’m not actually with him. I haven’t been since (month removed by moderator).
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Is it a joint tenancy? I think you need advice maybe from citizens advice. You might find you would be much better off financially if he moved out. Living with an abuser won’t work. He’s already using finances to control you. Even if you claim as a single person he will blackmail you over this and could cause problems if he lied.
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I’m sorry to tell you speaking from experience for universal credit your income is a household income. So your partners income will be taken into consideration for any claim. This would also include help with housing costs. Kip is right if you so try to claim as a single person while living with him you can guarantee he will threaten you with this. What his doing is financial abuse and control. Don’t let him have that power any longer x
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Don’t let him force you to do anything illegal. He wants to keep you short of money, that way he thinks you won’t kick him out and it makes you even more dependent on him. Whatever you do you can’t tell him or he will use it against you. Speak to citizens advice or to women’s aid. I don’t want to encourage you to get into debt. It’s just a deeper hole for you to climb out. Maybe credit cards short term but the only way is to get him out any way you can. Do you have support in this? Keeping you short of money is financially abusing you. Yet another worry that prevents you from dealing with the real problem which is him.
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