Child Benefit Claim Disallowed -HELP?!

paddedjohn

hammy.nibble wrote: »

I have debated reporting the fraud, but who will it benefit? I really don't want to be the person responsible for the children's parent/s being sent to prison, as I am assuming that 8 1/2 years of claiming is unlikely to result in a polite request for repayment.

Every ounce of my being is disgusted with what they seem to have done. To think that we all work so hard for others to claim money they're not entitled to makes me sick.

Rant over (lol!) ...going to look at the other thread now RAS -thanks!

WE WOULD ALL BENEFIT BECAUSE THE SCUMBAGS CLAIM WOULD BE AT LEAST HALTED:mad::mad::mad:IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE THEM LOCKED UP ASWELL. 81/2 YRS LIVING THE LIFE IN THE SUN, I WISH

Ms_Chocaholic

Just a thought and no help with CB but can you claim maintenance for the children through the CSA

AnxiousMum

Which country were the children in prior to coming to live with you? If they have not been ordinarily resident here, are they in fact eligible to be receiving child benefit? Many countries have reciprocal agreements for things like this, includng child tax credits etc., - don't know if that could be a factor?

DX2

hammy.nibble wrote: »

They shouldn't have been (out of country for 8 1/2 years & children collected by me at airport). I have a feeling they may have been though -seems that they were using another relatives address to claim Tax Credits whilst abroad (don't get me started on that one).

If they were/are claiming, would CB really 'disallow' without trying to determine who the children are with?

If they have been out of the country for 8 1/2 years how did social services become involved?

stazi

If you want your CB claim to suceed- you have no chioce but to tell the CB office the full story. If the parents have been incorectly claiming CB- that's their problem- not yours.

hammy.nibble

Ms Chocaholic: I had considered it, but as neither parent is working I don't think I'll get anywhere.
AnxiousMum: They were in Spain. Not sure if there is any reciprocal agreement???

DX2: SS became involved whilst they were still abroad due to violence / neglect in home. When they came to be they said that they didn't want to return home, so I took them to SS to see what the options were.

Stasi: I am beginning to think that I may just have to tell them my suspicions. Having these children is not a small burden on my tight resources & the ch Ben money is vital.

It's all such a mess!

imanuelae

hammy.nibble wrote: »

Social Services approved their living with me, but this was never done in any formal way. They are teenagers, so SS effectively said that it was better that they be with me, that the children could 'vote with their feet' and left us to it. .

Earlier this year I read that raising a kid costs circa 200K per child, I have 2 so I utterly sympathise.

Have you tried asking for a copy of the information relating to yourself and your application under the data protection act? You do this by submitting a Subject Access Request, a £10.00 fee may apply but the recipients have 40 days to provide the information by law - maybe this will shed some light on why your application was rejected?

Also have you sought advice with regards to applying for guardianship of the children? Maybe you'll be entitlied to other benefits too e.g. Child Tax Credit, though of course it'll take a while - hopefully you'll be able to backdate any claims.

Good luck!