Legal assistance with alimony and benefits

Questioner

best, maybe you can help me. my girlfriend is with the social services and receives benefits for this. her ex-partner does not pay alimony. but they have a very large debt together and the bank has seized both incomes now the problem is as follows: the social services withhold the single parent allowance. but if she would receive alimony, this is apparently also withheld by the social services. how is this possible? i was told in court that in the event of a divorce, the child should receive the same maintenance as much as possible... and that applies to child support for children. (i could not offset my alimony with the debt that my ex had to me from the bailiff) My girlfriend and her 2 children can barely get by for 2 weeks with what she gets now. and what do you recommend me?

Lawyer

People receive social assistance if they cannot provide for their own income. If alimony is paid, it is deducted from the benefit. Your girlfriend will most likely receive a benefit minus the attachment so that she will receive the attachment-free amount of income. That is less than a wwb benefit for a single person with children. There is not much you can do about that. She should check whether the attachment-free amount has also been taken into account in what she receives. yours sincerely,