HSMP INTERNAL CASEWORKER GUIDANCE V4.1
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Evidence required to demonstrate a two year partnership
The applicant must supply evidence that they and their long-term partner have
been living in a relationship of either marriage, or a relationship akin to
marriage, that has subsisted for the last two years or more.
They must provide three pieces of evidence, from the list above, addressed to
both the applicant and their partner to demonstrate that they have lived at the
same address for the last two years.
If the applicant is married they should supply their marriage certificate as one
of the pieces of evidence to confirm the relationship. Civil partners should
supply their civil partnership document.
An example of this is the case of an applicant and their partner has been
living together since March 2002. They should supply a piece of official
evidence addressed to them both, at the same address, from March 2002 (if
married, this could be their marriage certificate or civil partnership document
to show when they started living together), a piece from 2003 and a piece
from March 2004.
The address does not have to be the same one for the two years (as the
applicant may have moved house) it is more important that the documents
show that the applicant and partner have continuously lived at the same
address as each other for the last two years.
The caseworker must be satisfied that the evidence provided clearly
demonstrates that the applicant and partner have been living together for the
last two years before points can be awarded
Evidence that is not acceptable
An applicant cannot use the following evidence for demonstrating a two year
relationship:
• Wedding/civil partnership photographs – as this does not establish that the
couple live together or the length of the relationship
• Children’s birth certificates
(if they don’t have addresses on)• Personal references – as these are not official documents.
here is the link to all the internal guidance for HSMP:
HSMP Caseworker Guidance
