27 Living Together and Your Rights if You Separate
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2. Why is living together different from being married?
4. Making a ´living together agreement´
5. When you are living together
6. If you or your partner dies
7. State benefits for people living together
If you are living together as a couple, the question of whether you are married, unmarried or civil partners does not affect any 'non-contributory' benefits, including benefits that are now part of the tax credit system, such as child benefit and working tax credit. However, only married couples or civil partners may claim 'contributory' benefits, such as the state pension and widow's or widower's benefit. For more about benefits, see the Community Legal Advice leaflet ´Welfare Benefits´.
11. Arrangements if you have children
13. Sorting out other items you own
15. Terms used in matters to do with living together
This leaflet is published by the Legal Service Commission (LSC). It was written in association with Imogen Clout, a solicitor specialising in family law.
Latest version: August 2006
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