Invited to compliance interview (benefit fraud)
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Such as what?0
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Such as what?
As stated previously the DWP gets information on inheritances. They say 'oooh Mrs x just inherited £50k yet she is still claiming benefits!'
If they didn't have ways of finding out, everyone would fraudulently claim and just be safe in the knowledge that no one could access their bank accounts to check.
Why are you making such an issue. If you ask for money from the public purse then you open your finances for scrutiny.0 -
Not making an issue !!!!!!, just asking questions, it's ok to be curious. I often read in newspapers how they caught so and so playing football 3 times a week despite claiming to be wheelchair bound and always wondered how they find out, other than people reporting others.0
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Such as what?
Data Matching exercises. Google to see what it says.
If you have saving you will get interest. Interest is taxed. HMRC collect the tax. You can estimate someones savings from the interest they receive and the tax they pay on the interest.
https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/public-accounts/Correspondence/2015-20-Parliament/PAC-Response-final-signed-copy-of-follow-up-letter-to-3rd-party-data.pdfThese are my own views and you should seek advice from your local Benefits Department or CAB.0 -
Now that is clever.0
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Housing_Benefit_Officer wrote: »Data Matching exercises. Google to see what it says.
If you have saving you will get interest. Interest is taxed. HMRC collect the tax. You can estimate someones savings from the interest they receive and the tax they pay on the interest.
https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/public-accounts/Correspondence/2015-20-Parliament/PAC-Response-final-signed-copy-of-follow-up-letter-to-3rd-party-data.pdf
how can they estimate the amount you have in savings from interest received without knowing what interet rate you are getting ?0 -
how can they estimate the amount you have in savings from interest received without knowing what interet rate you are getting ?
That's why they 'estimate' not 'calculate'. They will work to their own assumptions on interest payments, and those assumptions will generally be far higher that what can actually be achieved.0
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