I have recived a letter asking me to come in and do a interview under caution

mazzybaby33

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On the other hand, the DWP and the council say that it’s in your best interests to attend. It gives you a chance to find out what they think happened and to explain your side of the story. If the fraud section feels that it has enough evidence it may just take you to court anyway, without an interview, and you will have missed out on an opportunity to stop things going further.


Well THEY would say that but I still say if you have done nothing wrong stay away

Oldernotwiser

mazzybaby33 wrote: »

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On the other hand, the DWP and the council say that it’s in your best interests to attend. It gives you a chance to find out what they think happened and to explain your side of the story. If the fraud section feels that it has enough evidence it may just take you to court anyway, without an interview, and you will have missed out on an opportunity to stop things going further.


Well THEY would say that but I still say if you have done nothing wrong stay away

If you've done nothing wrong, why wouldn't you want to co operate?

DX2

mazzybaby33 wrote: »

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On the other hand, the DWP and the council say that it’s in your best interests to attend. It gives you a chance to find out what they think happened and to explain your side of the story. If the fraud section feels that it has enough evidence it may just take you to court anyway, without an interview, and you will have missed out on an opportunity to stop things going further.


Well THEY would say that but I still say if you have done nothing wrong stay away

How do you know that you haven't done anything wrong your version and the DWP version on the rules could be completely different. It's sometimes easier to go and see what evidence the DWP has, but not going you are just making things difficult for yourself as i have already stated your benefits may well be stopped (suspended)

mazzybaby33

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

If you've done nothing wrong, why wouldn't you want to co operate?

Its not a matter of not co operating You are invited to the interview Why waste all your time and effort if you don't have to attend.

You are only claiming what you are entitled to

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DX2

mazzybaby33 wrote: »

Its not a matter of not co operating You are invited to the interview Why waste all your time and effort if you don't have to attend.

You are only claiming what you are entitled to

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You are right don't attend, but also don't moan when the dwp suspend your benefits because you couldn't be @rsed wasting your time attending an interview.

If you are invitied for an interview under caution I would suspect the DWP believe you are actually claiming for something that you are not actually entitled to!

mazzybaby33

DX2 wrote: »

You are right don't attend, but also don't moan when the dwp suspend your benefits because you couldn't be @rsed wasting your time attending an interview.

If you are invitied for an interview under caution I would suspect the DWP believe you are actually claiming for something that you are not actually entitled to!

The DWP might be on a fishing trip and trying to get you to confirm what they believe but are unable to prove

bestpud

mazzybaby33 wrote: »

The DWP might be on a fishing trip and trying to get you to confirm what they believe but are unable to prove

Well, if they believe it, but can't confirm it without interviewing the claimant, then the claimant must have something to hide!

In that case, you are telling the OP to stay away in case they trip themself up...!

If they are innocent, no amount of questioning will prove otherwise!

You can't trip yourself up with information that doesn't exist!

mazzybaby33

bestpud wrote: »

Well, if they believe it, but can't confirm it without interviewing the claimant, then the claimant must have something to hide!

Ehh??????? The DWP could have it wrong

In that case, you are telling the OP to stay away in case they trip themself up...!

True

If they are innocent, no amount of questioning will prove otherwise!

You can't trip yourself up with information that doesn't exist!

Well we have come around in a circle I said at first if you have done nothing wrong You are not impelled to go to the interview

If OP is only claiming what they are entitled to don't go

bestpud

mazzybaby33 wrote: »

Well we have come around in a circle I said at first if you have done nothing wrong You are not impelled to go to the interview

If OP is only claiming what they are entitled to don't go

If they are only claiming what they are entitled to, the interview will be quickly over and done with and they can get on with their life.

If they don't attend, they will look more suspicious and I don't think it is in the OP's interest to have them dig too much tbh!

Have you read all the posts?

jctski

bestpud wrote: »

My advice is tell the truth.

I have no idea why you still have bills in his name, or use his account to sell on ebay, or why he stays over, or why you shop together, but you obviously have your reasons and will be better explaining this rather than trying to hide any of it.

I don't understand it myself...

My ex does DIY for me sometimes and he has my dd here while I am at work, but he never stays the night and rarely eats meals with us.

We were both going shopping last night, after we'd been to dd's parents evening, so we went together, but he went one way with his trolley, and dd and I went another with mine. We bought separate shopping and paid for our own - all we shared was the car ride, as it made sense to do that (he had to pass my house on his way back home so dropped dd and I off).

I can see why your ex may take you to the supermarket if you are ill, but why would you actually 'share' the shopping? And why would you share so many meals together?

There is no way on earth my neighbours could conclude my ex and I still live together, or are even a couple, so what is it you do that looks suspicious? I know I wouldn't be worried if I received a letter like that as I know I have nothing to hide, even though my ex and I still get on pretty well and he comes round here and does some DIY in the house.

I don't want to scare you, but I do think there is more to this than your first post suggests - well you have added bits about the bills etc later on so there obviously is - and it looks very suspicious from where I'm sitting!

I will get slated for this, I know, but I'm not sure it is helpful being told you have nothing to worry about when I think you have some serious questions to answer.

I didnt mention 'bills' till later because it didnt occur to me this could be a reason for the interview, I never ever thought about two bills in his name, one being a joint bill for utillity, as for ebay, I use it, thats all, bit like when you borrowed your ex's car to get to the supermarket and get dropped off, did you think about that before you did it? Not everyone is so perfect to remember to tick evey box and do a deep clean of their ex from their lifes ie bills with names on, jesus if your anything like the people who will inetrview me, then I will be very stressed when I go in, I just want to know what on earth I did for them to come to this conclusion, from what i have read and been reading on website after website, is that if your a lone parent, and have to use HB, IS, etc to just survive, you are NOT entitled to have a life such as a boyfriend, close friends, and family all account for not being able to stay over in your own home, because you claim a benefit for the rent on it, so in theory, you dont have your own home = No Private life, No home of your own. What a crap dilemma lone parents are in in this day and age for what? for dared being separted, divorced or left with a child/children with no father, and the penatly we pay is vey high indeed when we get into the walfare system, sorry but your tone of reply is not very nice, suggesting that I must be lying on here, but "you dont understand yourself".... well I am going in with my head held high, and my ex has been so good about all this, is going to write statement and provide all the documents to prove his onw address.

Thank you to all that have replied, even the bad replies xx