Maliciously reported for tax credit fraud!

Morlock

wayneyb wrote: »

Believe me I know I am lucky when it comes to the access I have to my son.

Something is wrong with a society in which a father feels 'lucky' to be able to see his own son.

wayneyb

Mara69 wrote: »

Thirdly, start paying proper maintenance for your son. Your do realise the child's mother could claim you've made no payments (and I agree buying the child a few bits a pieces twice a week is hardly maintenance in the true sense of the word) and contact the CSA. Your 'spoiling' your son will hold no truck with them.

In the relatively short time we were together we accrued some joint debt, credit card, loan, loan for a car. We came to a private arrangement where I have taken responsibilty for these and pay our outstanding debts, including our car which she has kept. So while I dont pay her maintenance as such, I dont take any money from her for her share of the debt.

When these loans finish in 2 years we will revisit a more conventional maintenance agreement.

mildred1978

wayneyb wrote: »

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Last year my partner was very ill

Did you just call your ex-girlfriend your partner? :think:

wayneyb

Morlock wrote: »

Something is wrong with a society in which a father feels 'lucky' to be able to see his own son.

I completely agree, I have a few friends at work who don't, won't or can't see their kids.

I do feel lucky when I see one of my mates arguing with his ex-wife everytime they see each other and what it does to his kids.

My son is loved very much and wants for nothing.

duchy

Morlock wrote: »

Something is wrong with a society in which a father feels 'lucky' to be able to see his own son.

Indeed especially as he isn't paying any child support.
Really OP you should be paying child support and as previously noted if the CSA get involved later on it could get messy. You'd be better sorting it out earlier rather than later whilst you are on good terms and there are no other partners around to make it more complicated. If you have your child 2 nights a week this will be reflected in the amount you pay.

You've recent first hand experience of how money disputes can sour relarionships -and although you are on good terms with your ex now-you never know what the future can bring so probably better to get it sorted. You don't have to go through the CSA-you can use their on-line calculator and make a private arrangement to pay that amount-just make sure you leave a paper trail-eg receipts or a regular bank payment.

flutterby_lil

Mmmmm, you sound like you are sh!tting bricks - if you have nothing to hide then what are you losing sleep over?

I was once threatened to be reported by a jealous ex - said I was going to get reported for claiming single, however I was living with my partner and claiming as a couple. Did I lose sleep, did I worry about being watched - no - because I had nothing to hide.

Is your Partner/ex claiming as being single yet living with you?!

BigAunty

The HMRC and DWP are overwhelmed with reports of fraud, know very well that a lot of them are malicious and baseless, and can only realistically investigate a tiny percentage of reports (and probably cherry pick the ones that provide clear info and good intelligence, not mad rambles). The last reports I saw about their caseloads indicated that they proceed on less than 5% of reports of fraud made by the public.

So change your number, ignore your sister and move on - you can only be offended if you take offence, offence is taken, not given.

wayneyb

flutterby_lil wrote: »

Mmmmm, you sound like you are sh!tting bricks - if you have nothing to hide then what are you losing sleep over?

I was once threatened to be reported by a jealous ex - said I was going to get reported for claiming single, however I was living with my partner and claiming as a couple. Did I lose sleep, did I worry about being watched - no - because I had nothing to hide.

Is your Partner/ex claiming as being single yet living with you?!

No I am not together with my ex in any way, we do not live together nor spend time at each others house.

I am not worried about myself as I do not even claim any benefits (the last time I did last year when my son came to live with me, coincidentally around the last time I saw my sister, HMRC were notified and tax credits paid accordingly), however if my ex is investigated as a result of a report against me, this will directly impact on my son if her depression gets worse.

Thank you Duchy for your advice regarding child support, I've never really looked into it before, but yes I can see I am leaving myself open should anything sour.

I never thought my sister would report me for fraud so yes anything can happen in the future.

Firefox1975

Wayne

You state you have done nothing wrong - so don't worry.

It does seem suspicious that you are making such a big deal of it? Don;t worry, society hasn;t quite degraded itself to the point where you are guilty until proven innocent.

from the info given, you have nothing to worry about.

my question is - why did uyou not just ask your estranged sister on what grounds does she believe you have commited benefit fraud? unless she knows something we don't...