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Huge one off payment, debts and Income support

LindsayJT · 2008-09-23 20:35:43

I borrowed a lot of money £30k from my ex-boyfriend 2 years ago to pay off various debts. I now broke and am on income support but I desperately want to pay him back. Good news is that I am going to get a compensation award soon of £25k. The problem is it will be written out to me, I will have to bank it and then write…

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Fran Posts: 11,279 Forumite

25 September 2008 at 10:39AM

manhattan wrote: »

Is it not possible to sign off Is for a while so you can repay the ex then sign back on?

When she signed back on they would want to know what she has been living on and see bank statements so "disposing" of the money like this would be seen as even more devious than a straightforward transaction paying back ex.

Definitely one to get advice about.

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