what bit says she can't claim it ? maybe the right to reside in the uk... why did they say she can't claim it..right to reside and Ordinarily resident can mean different things to different people .Originally Posted by LittleFingers
i think this is a bit of a grey airea.
Is your wife under FLR also??? Did they give u the reason why they didnt give the grant??? How many days did it take for you to know??
hmmm...that's a bit bad news for me...well if that's the case, no need to expect anything from them anymore. That's ok, we need to follow their rules. Thanks for the info anyways.
If though you follow the link through to "New arrivals to the UK and Child Benefit " then it talks about immigration control and recourse to public funds.
we actually just received another set of forms requiring further info.....so maybe the door isn't completely closed.
I will keep you's posted!
if your wife has been here many months, she's not exactly a new arrival. and the payment can be made into a joint account,
but they have recently added it to what is classed as public funds.
but then child benefit and tax creds are classed as public funds, yet we know many can be claimed if one person has at least ILR.
so who knows
keep any letters just in case there are problems, anyway I think the question on the ILR asks if your claiming any benefits classed as public funds, and doesn't ask if you claimed them in the past
Health in pregnancy grant is actually mentioned on the ILR form by name now, though you are right it says receiving rather than received so could probably avoid ticking the box next to it.
But can they trace what someone has claimed in the past?
It's been 2 weeks now, but haven't received any feedback yet from HMR about the Pregnancy grant, thanks littlefingers, please continue for keeping us posted.
they probably could if they could be bothered to, if i remember correctly HM Customs and Excise, inland revenue and the UK border force are all in the same dept now
and when i cancelled my tax creds, they had access to credit reference info, because they asked me how many years my loan was with my bank
The grant is going to be abolished as off April 2011, not sure if they will become stricter until then on who can claim it.
the Health in Pregnancy Grant is one of the public funds which is included on the list of exceptions which can be claimed by the family members of EEA nationals (including UK nationals).
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/si...df?view=Binary
see pages 14 and 15 about exceptions and i've read that HIPG will be added to these exceptions ..
Thanks Joeblogs, it is really a big help.
By the way to update everybody, just called the HMR hotline this morning regarding my pregnancy grant which is mailed 2 weeks ago and according to them they don't have feedback yet, give them 1 more week then follow up again, as they process papers within 4 weeks. Still keeping my fingers crossed.
still no word............
Just an Update...received set of forms also from HMR today, need to answer some questions for further info and will send also my passport, i think this the same forms that littlefinger received...hmmm..
I'm sure you will get it
thats the same form my friend was asked to... at the end she'd recieved her grant .
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
Thanks joebloggs and anna07, will update you again guys...
Just want to update you guys, HMR & Customs sent back my passport and identity card already with a small paper saying that they will write me again as soon as they made a decision about my claim. ::sigh:: seems like this is still a long wait for me.
fools they dont even know if you can claim it...
i'm sure you can thou, surer than they are
Yeah joebloggs that's what makes me think why these people still have to figure out if i can get the claim or not eventhough i've sent all the documents already.whew! I presume it's not that hard to make decision as this is their job.
Still no feedback until now from HMR reg pregnancy health grant...i dont know with littlefingers..
I sent photocopies of my wife's passport with her form.
We wanted to keep her passport in case we travel soon.
We'll see
In our case Shei was refused the NINO, and refused the HIPG.
On another topic, I have been claiming child benefit for her daughter - the HMRC told me I was entitled to it. However, I followed this up with the UKBA and they have told me (in two separate calls, one referred to a manager), that we were not entitled to make that claim, but I could claim for our UK born son.
We are on an FLR visa - I think it's a different story for ILR. The HMRC have now stopped our child benefits whilst they investigate further. Personally, I would rather go without the benefit than to risk their status in the UK. Remember, if you claim benefits that you are not entitled to - you are in breach of your visa conditions and may be sent home.
The annoying part is - UKBA say one thing, HMRC say another. Joined up Governement hey! My feeling is I can probably claim, but cannot due to inconsistencies in the information provided from both agencies - better to play safe. Also, just thinking of the fact I must prove I can support them without recourse to public funds.
It's annoying - I have never claimed any benefits before, and there's a girl (19 years old at most) in our street with 3 kids, never worked, has a house, and get's everything she wants. It seems I get nothing because my wife is from overseas??? But, I continue to pay taxes to keep this girl in her 50" plasmas and 2 weeks in Benidorm every year.
Hi Ady, sorry to hear about that, well it is really dissappointing to know that this TWO government agencies says different things...How come? grrrr...they are just confusing people who's been relying on what will they say as these things are their job, if you'll think about it, it's their negligence but still you and your wife's status is the one suffering.why don't you make a complaint about it?? in the frist place it's them who gave you the signal that you can have the claimsreally really annoying...they should study their policies again!!!
They will still ask for the Original and let you answer some questions and let you wait for looooooooong result.
i think ukba dont know,
anyway YOU'RE ENTITLED TO CLAIM WHAT EVER YOUR ELIGIBLE FOR, YOUR A BRITISH CITIZEN.
did you make the claim for child benefit in your name ADY ?
The most common exceptions are listed below.
a) I’m a member of the family of an EEA
national - am I eligible for any benefits?
If you are living with another family member
who is an EEA national – for example, your
child or your partner – you may be eligible for
the following benefits:
• Child benefit
• A social fund payment
• Attendance allowance
• Severe disablement allowance
• Carer’s allowance
• Disability living allowance
from http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/si...ublicfunds.pdf
UPDATE:: Received a letter again from HMR, they've set an interview appointment for my National Insurance Number on Sept 3 for them to process my Health in Pregnancy Grant...the problem is my 40th week of pregnancy is on Sept 5..i think it's too risky for me to travel for an hour just to attend the interview,now i don't understand if these people are really thinking!!!! ..tried to rebook the appointment earlier but they told me that there's no available slot anymore but after sept 8. grrrrr!!!! really annoying now
what planet are you on
the only boil here is you
dom can you ban them, i've got to go and work
My wife received her grant this week
She is still too soon to apply for her ILR.
the only boil here is you
dom can you ban them, i've got to go and work
Not posh enough for you, or what..???
Really?? congrats...does your wife have National insurance number already??
what documents did they ask from your wife??
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