I did see the first post. The reason I ask is that my wife called the Home Office last week, stated our case, and was told that no, we were definitely not entitled to claim tax credits on the basis of her employment. The women she spoke to said there could be no doubt. I was rather horrified by this ...

So, I am a British citizen. My wife and I came to London in 2008, she on a spouse visa with no recourse to public funds. We were both looking for work, but she found a job first, so I was a house husband, looking after our daughter while she worked. I claimed child and working tax credits. Obviously ...