Benifit Fraud- Has anyone shopped anybody?

angw

Thank you for your thoughts, it's been helpful

vax2002

NO, because I believe what goes around comes around.

Tigsteroonie

Are your in-laws generous?

Is there a chance that your partner will inherit that 5-bedroom house in years to come?

If they couldn't afford that car and the holidays, would they constantly be asking for you to take them somewhere, would they expect cheap caravan family holidays that include them?

Whilst normally I wouldn't hesitate to say "shop them", you do have to think about the repercussions

McKneff

Yes, defo.

sunnyone

I would report them in a heart beat, and ever other benefit cheat or criminal.

ikati5

No! I most certainly would not 'shop' members of my own family albeit by marriage, people who had offered me a home for two years! because I struggle to make ends meet and they did not. I'm not surprised you want to stay anonymous!!

dark_lady

Of course you could report them if you wanted to. But if you ever need an emergency babysitter i reckon you might have to fork out for it next time? Your attitude smacks of jealousy to me.

DON79

As someone with a mother who has extreme advanced MS (she won't ever recover now) - I think they definitely do not deserve it and yes you should do an anonymous tip off. They are taking money that could be genuinely given to someone else in desperate need of it. If they end up short of money, then they will just have to sell up and downsize their home as it sounds a bit big for just two people really. If you don't tip them off, then someone else is bound to eventually as they are not exactly hiding their activities or active lifestyle. Maybe they are already subject to an investigation?

Richie-from-the-Boro

I too, without any compunction whatsoever would report them in a heart beat, and ever other benefit cheat or criminal.

In this case [STRIKE]Andy [/STRIKE]you do whatever you feel is right for your family. Depending on your gender you or your husband will want a form D8 which you can get here, you will also benefit from forums such as this one if you do the deed !
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whitewing

If you report them (or engineer for someone else to report them), are you certain that you can keep it from your OH? If not, and he even asked you jokingly, I think you'd put your relationship seriously at risk. It has potentially far-reaching consequences that you are not going to be able to be detached from.

I don't know how DLA works. Would it be possible to speak to OH and say that you are worried with the news that there will be a crackdown and maybe suggest that they get reassessed, now they seem better. Or just ask him how can they qualify? You may find out more info that is relevant.

Have they been claiming long before you were on the scene?

jetta_wales

You need to make a choice either do it or don't you can't ask any questions really not even just of your OH without it then looking like it was you (which it was) when it happens.

Personally if I thought I would have to do it behind my OH's back then I wouldn't do it, I just couldn't purposefully deceive him like that, lie to him any time he brought it up and say I have no idea who could have done it. Not healthy behaviour in a relationship at all.