Money from family query?

Angiepange

When you are an undischarged BR, if your family wish to give you any money as a gift to help you out with general living costs while you are looking for work, do you have to inform the OR?

Does the OR monitor your post BR bank account?

Any advice appreciated as always

Angie x

debtinfo

hi they do not monitor your bank account, but could in theory ask for statements later if they wanted to. Technically if your family gifts you money the OR would want to know, but practically if they are helping you pay for living costs then this is not going to provide an IPA so the OR won't be interested. I would think of it as that they are not giving you money but that they are giving money to Asda,British Gas, Shell etc