In Jobseeker's Allowance, Pre-Retirement Allowance, Disability Allowance and Farm Assist cases, moneys received by an applicant or spouse, civil partner or
cohabitant whether as contributions towards the expenses of the household or otherwise are to be included in the assessment of means.
Not exact matches
One of the major discussion points was
whether the scheme should be opt in, ie a civil partnership type scheme for heterosexual
cohabitants, or opt out, ie it should apply to all eligible
cohabitants unless they specifically agree otherwise.
It also asks for views about
whether other
cohabitants should be eligible to apply, perhaps after a minimum period.
Whether working with domestic or international clients, she deals with complex financial claims, children issues, pre and postnuptial agreements and
cohabitant disputes and has extensive experience advising on cases involving trusts.
If you were getting Disability Allowance before 26 September 2007 and you were still in payment on 26 September 2007, your spouse, civil partner or
cohabitant's earnings will be assessed under the new means assessment to find out
whether you are better off.
A
cohabitant is one of two adults (
whether of the same or opposite sex) who live together as a couple in an intimate and committed relationship and who are not close relatives.
Where
cohabitants are concerned, until 2007, the CPS did not ask
whether that person was also the parent of the child.