If your parents do not live together because they're divorced or legally separated, you must provide the income details of the parent you ordinarily reside with.
If your parents are divorced, you must include the original:
- Decree Nisi
- Decree Absolute
- Final Order
If your parents are legally separated, you must provide evidence to support this such as a:
- revised tax credit letter
- revised council tax bill
- letter on headed paper from a professional person
If you're using a letter from a professional person as evidence, the letter must include the name, address, telephone number, and email address of the professional person.
If your parents are divorced or legally separated but still live together, you must declare both parent's income.
If a parent subsequently then chooses to move out of the property, you must submit a change of circumstances form to be reassessed using the income details of the parent you would ordinarily reside with.
If you have a step parent, they do not need to disclose their income in any situation unless they've legally adopted you.