Stupid tax credit office vent

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johnwallace wrote: »

I wondered when all the goody good shoes would come out of the woodwork

I am not keeping any money that does not belong to me. They paid it into my bank account it is mine. If they want it back they can have it back. All they have to do is ask.

Until then it is MINE.MINE.MINE.MINE.MINE.MINE.MINE.MINE.MINE.MINE.MINE.MINE.MINE.

I refuse to speak to them on the phone as they said the last time 4 years ago that they had no record of me phoning them yet they used information that they could only have got from a phone call.

I even supplied them with a phone bill that had their phone number on it but they said they had no record of the call.

I am not going to spend it I am going to put it in a high interest bank account and forget about it until they realise their mistake. If they don't and it is still there when I drop dead I will leave instructions to my heirs (actually there is only one) on how to get it and make it disappear. £200 per day from a cash machine wear a balaclave and gloves.
John

I just love people who come on here for the wrong reason(this is an ADVICE forum)who then have the cheek to insult another poster.

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compoff wrote: »

Trust me, tax credits will not prosecute you for this, just plead hardship, that's how most people wangle out of having to repay

Brilliant advice........................NOT

alwaysonthego_2

I wonder whether he included his wife's income!

compoff

subsoniccoyote wrote: »

Trust me, they are making a point of prosecuting right now for those who have commited fraud. Small errors and offences are not usually taken up as the claimant will repay the amount or it is not in the interest of the public purse chasing small amounts through the courts.

I have been seconded to the compliance section of TCO on two occasions and have a little bit of experience in this.


And compoff, do you find it acceptable to keep money that doesn't belong to you? Why should he "wangle out of it"?
He cannot just plead poverty as TCO can access his income and tax records.

With the greatest of respect, I am a Claimant Compliance officer and have been for the past 3 years, I come across examples of the above on a daily basis and I can safely say that prosecutions are very rare in tax credit cases. Hardship is the get out clause for almost every claimant I have ever tried to contract to a settlement.

SuziQ

alwaysonthego wrote: »

I wonder whether he included his wife's income!

Exactly what I thought. In the original claim the OP gave his own income,not the total income for the household. The overpayment is therefore not the fault of the CTC office.

OP,if I was you I would phone them as the money you have recieved may in fact be correct. If you have repaid the money you owed out of the awards each year then maybe it is now paid off yo you are entitled to the money? If so you can stop ranting and enjoy the money. If not then wht delay repaying it,when the overpayment was your own fault in the first place for giving incorrect info on your claim?

Believe me I am suffering grief from tax credits as they are claiming back money from 2007/08 as they say they didn't recieve my annual declaration although they have accepted I posted it as I have a receipt. They carried on paying me CTC despite them saying they hadn't receved my form,I was also on the phone to them several times during that period and noone mentioned the 'missing' form. Despite getting my MP involved they have still persued repayment. I am still awaiting the transcripts of the phone calls and a final decision-they just don't go away.

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compoff wrote: »

With the greatest of respect, I am a Claimant Compliance officer and have been for the past 3 years, I come across examples of the above on a daily basis and I can safely say that prosecutions are very rare in tax credit cases. Hardship is the get out clause for almost every claimant I have ever tried to contract to a settlement.

If you are a claimant compliance officer, why do you feel that it is acceptable to encourage someone to try to wangle their way out of re-paying money that most likely doesn't belong to them?

I have seen prosecutions for relatively low sums and they are currently on the increase right now regardless of your own experiences with the claimants you deal with.

compoff

I am here to help people and give them advice, just because I work for HMRC, does not mean the advice I give on here has to follow their guidelines.
And I can absolutely guarantee that prosecutions are not on the increase, senior managers have even stated this, so if you want to argue about it, take it up with them.

woody01

The OP is obviously too stupid to fill the forms in correctly as him and his wife haven't been living on fresh air.
This will be prosecuted and rightly so.

Benefit fraudster and nothing more.

real1314

compoff wrote: »

I am here to help people and give them advice, just because I work for HMRC, does not mean the advice I give on here has to follow their guidelines.
And I can absolutely guarantee that prosecutions are not on the increase, senior managers have even stated this, so if you want to argue about it, take it up with them.

I'm fairly certain that doing this would be a clear breach of the terms and conditions of your employment. It could well lead to you no longer working for HMRC. Your risk.

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Well if you're not looking for advice regarding benefits or credits you are in the wrong forum.