Claiming Benefits but not at address

Lady_gaga

Maybe her Mum is ill and she's there helping out for the time being?
you've reported it and that's as much as you can do...

ikati5

As a taxpayer I am 'almost' certain that in the event of someone losing their home, it will not benefit me in the slightest!

poppy10_2

Report her again. Also if there have been any strange comings and goings at the property or smells of cannabis fumes report that too, might bump up the priority.

Vejovis

how do you know she still has a tenancy agreement and her child is registered at a local school? that isn't information the council would give out, especially about the school as there could be child safety issues.

sulkisu

nicole2216 wrote: »

I am a decent law abiding citizen, I am unemployed, married with kids, in receipt of benefits, in a 2 bedroom council flat. Im happy with my lot and do not want to sound bitter.

My neighbour on the other hand, is a single parent with a young school age daughter who although is in receipt of benefits, is not living in her flat.:mad:
I am very annoyed that she is in receipt of benefits, paid for by the taxpayer (which I am not at the moment) but is not living in the accomodation provided.
I have informed the local council and the benefits office, but she still has tenancy and her daughter is still registered at the local school.
With all this kick up in the news at the moment about the housing crisis, is it not wrong that she is still there when so many people are homeless. I know she is living with her mother at her mothers home address and I even had confirmation from a fraud officer that the council beleive that she is not living at her benefit address.

Can any forum members suggest another route I can take, to help free up the homelessness numbers, even if it is only by one family.

Many thanks:xmastree:

Your post (in bold) seems to suggest that her council accommodation is provided becasue she is on benefits, which is not the case.
Also committing benefit fraud and not living her council flat, are two completely separate issues. I would understand the problem if, for example, she were permanently living elsewhere, and was subletting her council flat, raking in rent and claiming housing benefit. But she isn't. There could be many reasons for her living away from home for a period of time - even with social housing while in receipt of housing benefit, this is allowed.

You have reported her, fair enough, but instead of focusing so much energy on this woman, why not use it to improve your own situation. You said at the outset that you are 'happy with your lot', but you are married with kids, unemployed, and surviving on benefits (which suggests OH doesn't work either), so IMHO you shouldn't be. I'm not having a go, I just think that your current situation, your time and energy could be better spent elsewhere.

uganda

nicole2216 wrote: »

My neighbour on the other hand, is a single parent with a young school age daughter who although is in receipt of benefits, is not living in her flat.:mad:

May I ask how you know she is on benefits? May I also ask if you actually know why she is not in the property currently?

ikati5

uganda wrote: »

May I ask how you know she is on benefits? May I also ask if you actually know why she is not in the property currently?

Curtain Twitching!

chalkie99

nicole2216 wrote: »

I am a decent law abiding citizen, I am unemployed, married with kids, in receipt of benefits, in a 2 bedroom council flat. Im happy with my lot and do not want to sound bitter.

Slightly odd thing to say when complaining about someone else getting benefits.

skintandscared_2

chalkie99 wrote: »

Slightly odd thing to say when complaining about someone else getting benefits.

Why? The OP is receiving benefits she is entitled to. She believes that someone else is possibly committing benefit fraud and abusing the system. They are not the same thing!

OP, if the person hasn't sub-let their council property, it may be that they are only temporarily staying with their mother to take care of her through a spell of illness? It seems odd that they would leave the property empty if they didn't intend to return in the near future?

Killmark

chalkie99 wrote: »

Slightly odd thing to say when complaining about someone else getting benefits.

She's unhappy because she have noticed something potentially fraudulent.

I'm surprised at the attacks made at the OP, don't we all have a social responsibility?

If you thought you saw someone you know mugging a pensioner would you report your suspicions to the authorities and leave them to investigate, or wouldn't you bother because you weren't 100% sure?