Separating from a
partner
Key information
If you have recently separated from a person with whom
you used to live as partners, the benefits you can get may have
changed.
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland and
Northern Ireland
After separating from your partner, you may receive
some benefits or tax credits that you were not able to get when
living with a partner, or you might get more or less of the same
benefits and tax credits.
Generally any benefits paid to you personally for your needs,
for example
Incapacity Benefit,
Carer's Allowance or
Disability Living Allowance, will continue to be paid once you
have separated from a partner. However, you should tell the office
that pays your benefit that you have separated, so that they
can check if it could affect your benefit
entitlement.
You must tell everyone who pays you benefits or tax credits that
you have separated from your partner. You might be receiving
benefits from
Jobcentre Plus,
HM Revenue and Customs or your local
authority and should tell each office about your
change.
If you do not let them know as soon as you can that you are now
a single person, you might be paid too much benefit that you may
have to pay back.
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This information has been produced by Citizens
Advice.
Last updated: 21 November 2011
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