Claiming all the previous benefits after the main applicant granted ILR

[milimolo]

Hi
I was recently granted ILR after completing 3 years under GTV. I want to learn what benefits I am eligible to claim as I have never claimed anything before:

Question 1: My UK-born child received British citizenship after I was granted ILR. Can I claim child support from the years she didn't have citizenship?

Question 2: my non-UK-born child is still under GTV. Can I claim child benefit for him? I am worried this may affect child's ILR application in 2-3 years.

Question 3: If the answer to Question 2 is a yes, can I claim child support for my non-UK-born child's previous years?

Question 4: my wife hasn't worked since we landed. Can I claim any support for the years I earned less than £50k?

[alterhase58]

Someone correct me but I don’t think that gaining ILR or citizenship entitles anyone to backdated benefits. You are normally ok to claim going forward.

[milimolo]

A colleague told me that. That is why I am asking to make sure this info is true.

[CR001]

It is not true.

You cannot claim benefits for a period when you had no recourse to public funds endorsement on your visa

Benefits are usually only backdated for 3 month anyway.

[milimolo]

Thank you

[Amber]

Hi
I was recently granted ILR after completing 3 years under GTV. I want to learn what benefits I am eligible to claim as I have never claimed anything before:

Question 1: My UK-born child received British citizenship after I was granted ILR. Can I claim child support from the years she didn't have citizenship?

As per previous replies you cannot claim for periods you were subject to immigration unless you were granted Protection status eg Refugee

Question 2: my non-UK-born child is still under GTV. Can I claim child benefit for him? I am worried this may affect child's ILR application in 2-3 years.

Claiming public funds for someone who is subject to a NRPF restriction may breach that restriction, although that’s unlikely to be held against a child.

Question 3: If the answer to Question 2 is a yes, can I claim child support for my non-UK-born child's previous years?

Same as 1.

Question 4: my wife hasn't worked since we landed. Can I claim any support for the years I earned less than £50k?

If you wife has no recourse to public funds she can’t claim public funds but you could look at transferring the NI credits to protect her record for future state pension entitlement. If she can claim public funds, she should be claiming the child benefit for the same reason.

[milimolo]

Amber, thank you very much.