Someone living with me - Can they stop my money?

von

They won't offset what she should have had if she had told them she had a partner living with her because if she had done that she wouldn't have been a lone parent and would not have satisfied the conditions of entitlement for Income Support.

NASA_2

Arg wrote: »

Probably because it was a moronic comment. Infact it probably costs more to enforce unnecessary rules like this than it saves and promotes splitting up couples at the same time.

Yes, indeed, expecting couples to claim as couples is indeed stupid. Why even ask people to make claims - lets just pay everyone.

NASA_2

Morglin wrote: »

If the OP was actually due more money, which she hasn't had because of not changing the claim, then the DWP will probably set up what the claim should have been, and pay her the difference, after deducting any monies she shouldn't have had.

They tend to just offset one thing against the other in cases like this.

If there has been no financial advantage to not advising the change of circumstances, they certainly wouldn't class it as 'fraud' - although ANY change of circumstances should always be notified.

Obviously, if the claimant owes the DWP money, it will have to be repaid.

Lin

Cant say for certain but that doesnt sound at all plausible.

There was no entitlement to IS, a claim to IS cannot be treated as a claim to JSA (As far as I am aware), and a claim to JSA cannot be backdated as far as the IS award went back to and, considering it was the OP's fault, they shouldnt backdate it in any case.

The whole Overpayment shoule be recovered.

izzieprest

my pal and her boyfriend dont work and he gets JSA but she still gets IS

Arg

peainapod wrote: »

When you go to your interview, tell the absolute truth and nothing else. Explain exactly what has happened, tell them everything they want to know, and be honest, this is your best option right now, if you feed them more lies and they find out down the line then you'll really be in a pickle.

It would be better to say nothing until you can access proper legal advice.

Did it not occur to you that moving someone into your home when you claim as a SINGLE parent was wrong ? Gather any evidence you have (paperwork, tenancy agreement etc) and you're new partner will also have to prove that he hasn't been working. If he hasn't been working how did he feed himself ??? He was living off you, off the money that was meant for you and your children. Anyways good luck with it all

There's no obligation on the partner to say anything though?

Arg

NASA wrote: »

Yes, indeed, expecting couples to claim as couples is indeed stupid.

It is pretty stupid when done the DWP way.

NASA_2

Arg wrote: »

It is pretty stupid when done the DWP way.

How exactly?

peainapod

Arg wrote: »

It would be better to say nothing until you can access proper legal advice.

There's no obligation on the partner to say anything though?

Maybe you're right, maybe its better to get legal advice first, but I stand by what else I said, its not the boyfriends job to ring job centre and tell them of the change, its the claimants responsibility. She should have rang and told them the second he moved in. Everytime they send you something in the post, everytime you go to a job centre interview there's leaflets they always give with everything saying any change in circumstances (and they list a million things they should know about) please contact us.

jonty1970

Why hasn't the boyfriend got a job or at least claimed jobseekers all this time?
He has been a burden on the op and her family.
Dump him. He has got op in trouble. Or op's friend?

HappyMJ

jonty1970 wrote: »

Why hasn't the boyfriend got a job or at least claimed jobseekers all this time?
He has been a burden on the op and her family.
Dump him. He has got op in trouble. Or op's friend?

Maybe he is renting out his house that he owns and earns money from that. Maybe the BF has lots of cash and does not need to work. Samhor the OP never came back to tell us why.