Reporting benefit fraud? Is it taken seriously?

cit_k

diolch wrote: »

Would you with that type of guy running amok?

Yes.

Last area we lived in was very rough, murderer lived over the road, arson on a regular basis, robberies, druggies etc, but I reported every single incident and had no reprocussions, even though they caught the people who robbed our house...

AdaptiveSequence

greenisblue wrote: »

If I reported Benefit fraud, how seriously would it be taken? Me and my three daughters where living happily up until 11 months ago when a gangster want-to-be moved into our neighbourhood and has now trashed it to bits. Now the girls fear to go outside and play.

The person in question has been arrested several times and has attempted to break into the neighbours home in broad daylight. (Yes you heard that right. Called his friends around to help and all.) Failed of course, and it went unreported. All this aside, I know the police won't do jack regarding the above seen as their to busy chasing down the real baddies with no road tax (cherching!) so I started examining this persons movements.

The two homes down the street where vacant, one day out of no where, they where suddenly occupied. Couple of weeks go by and I notice that the person in question walks in and out of the other house. Not long go by and I notice that the person in question has a girlfriend who lives right next door, who happens to have two kids.

I know for a fact the person in question has no job, and no way in hell could afford to pay £380 for two homes + bills + council tax + the fancy Nissan 350Z he has parked outside that he said he'll kill any of the kids he sees near it.

From what I've gathered, the person in question took one child into his "care" and let the girlfriend keep the other (on paper) then some how managed to find two homes side-by-side and have housing benefit pay for them. From what I've heard, if a child in under 7 years old, you can claim lone parent benefits and it looks like this is whats going on but with both the kids staying at the mothers home next door, whats even worse is, he never makes use of the second home, and only uses it as a place to "crash" with his drug buddies.

Another thing to note is everyone knows the person in question is a drug dealer, even the police. Outcome? A dramatic arrest and he was back on the streets within 24 hours.

If I where to report this, what will actually happen? Or am I wasting my time? Me, and everyone else just wants them GONE! Of course we don't talk about it with each other, and hell no will any of us raise it publicly, but everyone knows what everyone is thinking.

It's not fair that I have to pay income tax and national insurance to fund that pig, and its not fair that I have to pay council tax that funds the police who would probably just tell him to "stop it."

What can be done about this? Any advice would be really appreciated.

Cool story mate, tell it again:T

Camewrong

greenisblue wrote: »

If I reported Benefit fraud, how seriously would it be taken? Me and my three daughters where living happily up until 11 months ago when a gangster want-to-be moved into our neighbourhood and has now trashed it to bits. Now the girls fear to go outside and play.

The person in question has been arrested several times and has attempted to break into the neighbours home in broad daylight. (Yes you heard that right. Called his friends around to help and all.) Failed of course, and it went unreported. All this aside, I know the police won't do jack regarding the above seen as their to busy chasing down the real baddies with no road tax (cherching!) so I started examining this persons movements.

You aren't interested in benefit fraud. You are looking for a solution to your problem with having a scumbag living in your neighbourhood which you won't get from reporting, even if the scumbag is guilty.

Figure out a final solution to your problem locally because you won't get what you want from either the DWP fraud people or the Police. Neither have the money or inclination to fix situations like yours. Neither will make the scumbag move and they can't make them change their behaviour.

dseventy

greenisblue wrote: »

If I where to report this, what will actually happen? Or am I wasting my time? .

Every report (except 1) that have I have submitted, the DWP or whoever they nominate has come back to me for more information. Even those I have reported on MSE.

D70

leveller2911

I don't think benefit fraud is taken seriously.I have reported a couple who have been living together for the last 8 years but claiming as a single parent 3 times via the DWP website and someone else reported the same couple over the phone and to this day nothing has happend.The woman is claiming a single income of £12k when in fact they have a total income not including any benefits of £29k.

They are committing the fraud with claiming tax credits,housing benefit,council tax benefit etc etc etc , we have even disclosed details of cars,working hours,perosnal discriptions in fact everything they need and still nothing.They even brag about it to family members.I reported them again over the weekend via the Council website down the the housing benefit and council tax benefit fraud they are commiting so apart from writing to our MP who is about as much use as condom in the vatican what else can we do.....

A good friend of mine works for a council in the Kent area and her fraud investigation team(3 people) which is responsible for an area with a population of over 100,000 people is now being cut to 2 people so hands up who thinks they are taking fraud seriously.........

ManicMum

takes the p**s doesn't it. Think i might start some false claims myself as so many people are getting away with it. I shopped someone but not heard a dickie bird.

pwales_2

this person is nothing if he is removed from the area another will just fill hes place ,
there are bigger up the crime scale that need sorting above this on this is the street dealer thare will be his supplier , then importer, then so on to grower /producer.

report him to the police as a dealer then they can follow the drug backwards to sorce

reporting for benefits would not make these scum even blink

oh i forgot to say a top tip to see if YOUR ;-) car is insued is to use, www.askmid.com as if you do forget because how busy your are it may just get crushed ;-)

was a 350z u say mmm nice