What an absoloute joke!Benefit cheat,laxx town hall

edina

if mail has been damaged at Royal mail through maybe going through a machine, then it'll be put in a Royal Mail plastic bag (details on back explaining reason for damage) or taped up with red & white RM tape. If only done with sellotape, i would question it.

raq

changkra wrote:

Benefits are so little that most on them are on the poverty line, so, how on earth can someone have in a year 22k worth of benefits If the guy is running the Marathon then he is more than capable of working.

Yeap I agree. they even showed him on the main news running and waving at the camera. I gather this then was the tip-off and great evidence.

I think £22k was run ( get it, run, anyway ) over 6 years. Still 6 years work of benefits that it should have never got

nogginthenog

Dobbing in the runner was a sure fire thing,but like most things in life not everything is so black and white.Like most people i like a little tittle tattle but dobbing somebody in is on another plain.,you really need to be 100% sure of your facts.
For example on some days i myself am able to do a little gardening,but what people dont see is that i put a much effort into that half hour as most people would to walk up and down Ben Nevis!
Some people only see what they want to see.and at present the system is open to personal vendettas

Anthillmob

if you or anyone has been called for interview please remember benefit fraud officers are nice people only doing their jobs.

me1_3

I know they are doing thier jobs, but this knot I've had in my stomach for two weeks since getting the letter and feeling guilty for standing by someone with mental health issues is no joke. I feel worse now tried not to take it out on ex but in end just asked him to deal with his own issues( Bolting the stable door I know) Stressing bout meeting now and how he feels. Ive just done the one thing I swore I wouldn't and rejected him from the familly. That was only because they made me feel like I must be a freak for wanting the father of my kids to be well. Take a word of advise everyone if someone you know is suffering from mental health/ depression don't be like me and try to hide it from everyone !!!!!! assume your guilty they don't have the intelligence to realise you could just care about others.

dvds2000

kelloggs36 wrote:

A 'no comment' is more detrimental than you think - it depends on the evidence and if there is enough evidence then there is enough to be prosecuted so that won't make much difference if interviewed under caution.

I don't understand that

How can a no comment be detrimental (unless of course you want to rely on something at court that you should have mentioned in interveiw)?
It's almost impossible to prove a negative, so why not just no comment in interview. For example, DSS say ' we know you are working at xxx, is there anything you want to tell us?', you say I'm not, they say prove you're not, how exactly can you prove you aren't doing something. How would just sitting there saying no comment be detrimental?

Chrysalis

raq wrote:

Yeap I agree. they even showed him on the main news running and waving at the camera. I gather this then was the tip-off and great evidence.

I think £22k was run ( get it, run, anyway ) over 6 years. Still 6 years work of benefits that it should have never got

This is part of the problem, someone misquoting 22k as a annual income either deliberatly or by mistake alters the mindsets of people and they suddenly thinking hes on 22k a year and get angry when in truth its nearer 4k a year.

me1_3

hello quick update ex just been taken to hospital took his months tabs n a bottle of vodka. Do you know im ready for the interview now. gonna give them a taste of reality. Did feel guilty yesterday but I now know I didn't fail him they did now he feels bullied by the system. Be sure you know your facts before you report or you could be guilty of pushing a vulnerable person over the edge.

seven-day-weekend

Oh how dreadful. I hope he recovers. Some people ought to get their facts straight, but you've done a great job standing by him, don't ever feel guilty about it.

Morglin

If someone is reported for "fraud", then it is looked into.

If nothing seems to happen, then it's usually that the "reporter" didn't know the full facts, and those that looked into it, did.

To be honest, so many of these reports are malicious and a tool for revenge, which means the system gets bogged down in looking at nonsense allegations, which can mean the real fraudsters get away with it.

To anyone wrongly accused of fraud, it can be incredibly worrying and stressful - why should an innocent person be subjected to possible suspension of benefit and maybe an interview under caution, because someone reports them not knowing the full story or who wants a bit of "own back"?:mad: :mad:

I loathe these anonymous "grass-lines", and think that anyone reporting "fraud" should be compelled to give their details to whoever they are making the report to.

After all, if they are making what they think is a genuine allegation, then they have nothing to fear from standing up and being counted, do they?

It would also put off those with nothing better to do than cause unwarranted aggro to others.:rolleyes:

It's a waste of everyone's time and money.

To anyone that has been wrongly accused and due to attend interview, I would advise trying to get help from the CAB, or if not, from a Community Law Scheme -before you attend any interview.

And, remember - if you've done nothing wrong, then the DWP will never be able to prove you have.

If you have made a genuine error, then you may have to pay back any overpayment, but you cannot be prosecuted or anything.

The latest DWP (No if's and but's) adverts give the impression that DWP staff have the same powers as the police - they don't.;)

Don't be bulldozed by them.


Lin