Hi all,
My husband has just been told by Home Office that he needs to leave the country because he no longer has the right to stay here. They informed his employer of of this decision and he has been told that he can no longer work until he can prove his right to work in the UK. I am not worried about him eventually being given the right to stay here, because his visa refusal was an incorrect and illegal decision made by Home Office, which we will appeal.
However, in the meantime, we will be in a bit of a financial mess because we depend on his wage to get by. I am a student and receive a small bursary from the NHS (£7500 per year). We currently receive child benefit and £38 weekly tax credits. For the foreseeable future, this will be our only source of income. My husband will continue to live with me while we appeal the decision regarding his visa and although technically he has a legal right to be here whilst we appeal, the Home Office have kept his passport, so I can't even prove his identity or prove that he can still legally be here in the meantime. My questions are as follows:
Can I claim HB and CTB?
What should I tell Tax Credits re: change in circumstances? My husband is not working and we are still living together.
Could I claim income support?
Would I be entitled to free school dinners for our daughter?
Is there any other source of financial help that I know nothing about?
Many thanks.
P.S. my husband has always had recourse to public funds because he has been here as a non-EEA family member of an EEA National.
My husband has just been told by Home Office that he needs to leave the country because he no longer has the right to stay here. They informed his employer of of this decision and he has been told that he can no longer work until he can prove his right to work in the UK. I am not worried about him eventually being given the right to stay here, because his visa refusal was an incorrect and illegal decision made by Home Office, which we will appeal.
However, in the meantime, we will be in a bit of a financial mess because we depend on his wage to get by. I am a student and receive a small bursary from the NHS (£7500 per year). We currently receive child benefit and £38 weekly tax credits. For the foreseeable future, this will be our only source of income. My husband will continue to live with me while we appeal the decision regarding his visa and although technically he has a legal right to be here whilst we appeal, the Home Office have kept his passport, so I can't even prove his identity or prove that he can still legally be here in the meantime. My questions are as follows:
Can I claim HB and CTB?
What should I tell Tax Credits re: change in circumstances? My husband is not working and we are still living together.
Could I claim income support?
Would I be entitled to free school dinners for our daughter?
Is there any other source of financial help that I know nothing about?
Many thanks.
P.S. my husband has always had recourse to public funds because he has been here as a non-EEA family member of an EEA National.