child benefit/ ilr status

[IainBusby]

Are you really sure about this?

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/si...ublicfunds.pdf

Child benefit is listed as a public fund.

Though I agree that in this case it won't have an impact on her application as the British spouse is entitled to claim it.

Well according to my paper from home office,#6 I am not allowed to claim child benefit,with my FLR status Iain, I will scan it later and put attachment here, but quite complicated thou since jim is the one who claim the benefit anyway, its just he use the account # only of Elena,

Here's some more information from http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/childbenefit/arrivals-to-uk.htm

If you're subject to 'immigration control'
You may not be able to get Child Benefit if you're subject to 'immigration control'. Immigration control means either:

- the Home Office says you have permission to stay in the UK (known as ‘leave to enter or remain’) but this permission is given to you on the grounds that you don’t claim some benefits, tax credits or housing help paid by the UK government (known as ‘recourse to public funds’)
- you need permission to stay in the UK – again known as ‘leave to enter or remain’- but you don’t have it

Sometimes if you’re subject to immigration control you might still be able to claim Child Benefit, for example if you're from a country with which the UK has a social security agreement that covers Child Benefit.

I don't really know about FLR because my wife and I married in the Philippines so we skipped that bit, but as soon as we brougt my step-daughter here to the UK, we claimed Child Benefit for her and my wife even used the Child benefit letters as evidence when she appled for ILR. I always assumed that Child Benefit was paid for every child in the UK regardless of the wealth, income or immigration status of the parents.

Iain.