benefit fraud?

nannytone_2

Kim.hill2010 wrote: »

no as they dont class mental health that they cant see as a problem.

yeah i understand that, but if he could only afford half, would they pay the other half? x

many, many people receive DLA for reasons of mental gealth.

if your ex pays £100 a month for foog .... do you mean he gives you the money and you supply the food or does he buy his own food and that is just how much he spends?

marleyboy

As far as I am aware, when claiming HB you have to declare everyone living in your property, whether or not they pay rent. If you did not inform them that he moved in when he did, it could invalidate your claim for HB.

dseventy

mazza111 wrote: »

dseventy - of course the government should investigate, but it's for advice.

Ah ok.

Well the advice is :

• The OP should have reported a change of circs.
• The family is a low income family so anyone staying there should have paid their share of bills/rent
• You are claiming to be "single" yet let your ex live in your house (that you can't pay for yourself) rent free
• You need to explain the arrangements honestly.
• You need to ask to repay back anything owed in installments.
• Since the ex "cares" about the OP, perhaps he can assist in paying back the monies owed.

Hows that?
D70

nannytone_2

the ex pays £130 a month for food and sky.

even on a 30 hour a week minimum wage job he would be bringing in about £650 a month. minus £130 =£520.

even allowing £50 a week for other expenses he would be able to save £300 a month.
thats over 2k saved so far. why cant he affors his own place?

all seems a bit too convenient.

midnight_express

Kim.hill2010 wrote: »

130.

he pays 100 for food a month, hes saving the rest for his own house.

the amount of tax he pays really he isnt living on the gov lol.

He is living in a place where the rent is paid for by the state. He is working and his income hasn't been declared. I'm glad you find it so amusing but maybe you won't be so amused when your benefits stop and you end up in court. People do go to prison for benefit fraud and the fact that you don't sleep together is irrelevant.

marybelle01

dseventy wrote: »

Ah ok.

Well the advice is :

• The OP should have reported a change of circs.
• The family is a low income family so anyone staying there should have paid their share of bills/rent
• You are claiming to be "single" yet let your ex live in your house (that you can't pay for yourself) rent free
• You need to explain the arrangements honestly.
• You need to ask to repay back anything owed in installments.
• Since the ex "cares" about the OP, perhaps he can assist in paying back the monies owed.

Hows that?
D70

Just to add... And since he is paying so little in living costs, and you are separated, he should be paying a goodly sum in child support to you, so he'll no doubt want to be paying you that and the arrears,since he doesn't appear to be paying your any.

I feel his house buying days may be some way off yet.

Pippin12

Hi Kim

I don't want to worry you anymore than your worried already but you have to see a solicitor about this and have them accompany you to the interview under caution. I had one of these interviews and took my solicitor along. It was a DWP cockup it turned out but I only got it resolved many months later by involving my MP. It was such a terribly stressful time as like you i was afraid I'd go to prison as the DWP were making out allsorts.

You didn't inform HB or the DWP about your ex moving in which you should have done even if you weren't getting back together. There's nothing you can do about that now. All you can do is get a solicitor onboard, explain your side of it and hope they'll deal with you leniently. At the very least you'll have to pay back the money you've received since he moved in.

I really hope for the sake of your mental health and that of your children it's sorted out quickly. My case took 6 months to be resolved and it was awful just waiting. Once my MP got involved the speed at which the DWP moved was amazing - it was all sorted favourably to me within a week.

Good luck.

marybelle01

Kim.hill2010 wrote: »

130.

he pays 100 for food a month, hes saving the rest for his own house.

the amount of tax he pays really he isnt living on the gov lol.

Yes he is. It doesn't work on the basis that he pays tax, you claim benefits, and he lives off your benefits. By the way, for someone who doesn't live with him and barely sees him, you must know a lot about business personal life to know what taxes he pays.

I hope your performance at interview is better than here - the more you says the less I believe a word of it.

dseventy

marybelle01 wrote: »

I hope your performance at interview is better than here - the more you says the less I believe a word of it.

Thats the issue here.

None of us are benefit fraud investigators. None of us work for DWP. None of us do this for a living (unless someone wants to own up?).

Yet to us here, it all sounds fishy. Full of holes. An arrangment that would carry on unless picked up by DWP. This was all well and good until the letter. Suddenly its an issue and suddenly she needs advice.

D70

mazza111

However many holes there are...

It's done, whether it be intentional or not, now the consequences have to be faced.

I think you now have to be honest with the DWP and tell them exactly what the arrangements are. And you either need to kick your x out or get him paying his way!!! I'm sure if he was in his own place he'd need to find the rent etc not to mention Child support. He's the one getting most if not all of the benefit from this arrangement, you're the one who's going to end up paying the price.