My wife is here now one week today

[SimonH]

Hello all

I hope that you are all keeping very well?

A question to ask you if you please?

If i am on housing benenfit and my wife is now living with me abd does not work
Will i have to tell the local council about this soon?
Where can i find out the rules about al this?

Regards
LG

I'd check your local council web site. I assume you were under a single occupancy and therefore getting a 25% reduction in your council tax (this will vary on a council to council basis), but if you were I'd advise them straight away or once they find out they'll chase you for any back payment due.

[lloydegbrick]

I'd check your local council web site. I assume you were under a single occupancy and therefore getting a 25% reduction in your council tax (this will vary on a council to council basis), but if you were I'd advise them straight away or once they find out they'll chase you for any back payment due.

Thank you Simon

I was told to contact imigration to try and find about this first and to look at the rules in regards to the fact that my wife has come to the UK with no income of her own whatsoever.

And to the fact that right now in this moment in time, i don't want my wife to get a job just yet because I am very happy to be able to support us both with my own pension and other allowances that I have of my own

Also it is something to do wirh the DWP as they are the ones that pay for this small part of my housing allowance to help me
Then to determine how much discount we can still get before I tell Richmond council?

I hope that this message of mine is making myself clear to you?
Please ask me anything you like to know?
Also I was hoping someone on here has had some similar experience of there own to share with me?
Thanks again
Regards
LG