Partner support financially
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We split everything using a ratio of income and outgoings. So if I earn £1500 and he earns £2500 and our outgoings are £2000, I'll pay roughly 37% of my salary and he pays 63%. That includes mortgage and all household bills. However, anything for our own children (from previous relationships), we pay ourselves, plus personal bills such as phone, car insurance, credit cards, school clubs etc. I wish I could have the last 3 months of mat leave but as it's unpaid, there's no way we could afford for him to support me to do that.
As above. We have always done it proportionately. So when we earned the same we paid the outgoings 50/50. Then when I went maternity leave so I took a big drop we worked it out at 80/20. Then when I was in the unpaid part of maternity he paid 100%, as I’ve worked more again we have altered the amount we both contribute accordingly. It’s the only fair way to do it in my eyes.
If you're 0 pay, how can you fund anything ? From savings / benefits?
I pay all my own bills with my UC and all my son’s basics are covered by his child benefit. My partner pays for the food shop and my car insurance sometimes, outside of that if I need something or our son needs it then he will give me the money for it but I can usually cover it on my own.
I still paid half all rent and bills, them mortgage as we bought whilst on maternity. This left me with litterally nothing but fairs fair. He paid extra than usual all the food shops, and if we went our for a treat glass of wine or dinner etc xx