Is His Ex Committing Fraud (CSA/Family Tax?)

zagfles

welshmoneylover wrote: »

I wouldn't have thought it was any of your business whether she has her partner to stay over her own house. If she is working and not reliant on any means tested benefits, ie IS etc, then TCO won't be much interested especially if he has his own place and paying his own way.

TCO certainly will be interested if she has a "partner" but is claiming tax credits as a single parent. Just as interested as the DWP would be if she was claiming benefits.

DX2

TBH strawberrie LTAHAW (living together as husband and wife) is a complex case and sometimes hard to prove, there is no number of set nights etc.

I have found this: http://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/main.nsf/Web+Full+List/487D90CD2AFA80F08025714C002F4052?OpenDocument

Hopefully it will help. Child support payments wouldn't be affected either way I'm afraid. WTC and Council tax benefit are a different kettle of fish.

cookie001

zagfles wrote: »

Not just IS - if she's claiming tax credits as a single person when she has a "partner" living with her then that's fraud. Whether he'd be classed as a "partner" for tax credits purposes is unclear though.

So what if he stays so many times a week. It not fraud, simple as that!! Even if it was to be investigated, it would be extremely difficult for HMRC to prove that “they are living together as man & wife” (that’s how it is interpreted in the regulations even if they are not married, before anyone say’s they are not married) because he owns a home and pay’s council tax on another home.

cookie001

Basically it is important that you show that (if anyone were to be investigated) although you both live in the same house, you maintain separate households. A separate house hold may exist for example, if there are:

• Independent arrangements for storing and cooking food
• Independent financial arrangements
• No evidence of family life, or
• Separate commitments for housing costs, even if the liability is to another person in the same premises.

You cannot be a member of more that one household at the same time. If two people can be shown to be maintaining separate homes, they cannot be said to be sharing the same household.

cookie001

Incyder wrote: »

Yes, as said, keep your beak out, hubby thief.

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shikoku

I am mystified as to why the OP thinks this is any of her business.

Indie_Kid

shikoku wrote: »

I am mystified as to why the OP thinks this is any of her business.

I think they're jealous and trying to stir things up.

DX2

Incyder wrote: »

Yes, as said, keep your beak out, hubby thief.

WTH.
You know nothing about the OP to make such an god awful comment. Infact I'm actually reporting it to abuse.

DX2

sh1305 wrote: »

I think they're jealous and trying to stir things up.

Nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that the person could be committing fraud. If the OP hadn't said she was the NRPP I wonder if she would have been treated differently, some how I think so!

zagfles

cookie001 wrote: »

So what if he stays so many times a week. It not fraud, simple as that!! Even if it was to be investigated, it would be extremely difficult for HMRC to prove that “they are living together as man & wife” (that’s how it is interpreted in the regulations even if they are not married, before anyone say’s they are not married) because he owns a home and pay’s council tax on another home.

I was responding to the point that some people were saying it doesn't matter unless she claims IS. It matters just as much in tax credits as it does for IS.