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taking the michael
aardman
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hi everyone,im new to this forum,just have a bit of steam to let off about a person i know is taking the mick big time.(IMO)
well to cut a long story short she is a single mother claiming the "lot" living in a flat with her young child,but a bloke has started recently living there,i know for a fact he is earning a lot of money for the area we live in,and that he also has a council dwelling,which he has started to sublet.also i have a strong suspicion that he is the father of the child,but not on paper.
what are the chances of them getting caught out,as i dont want to grass,i just want a lesson to be learnt
well to cut a long story short she is a single mother claiming the "lot" living in a flat with her young child,but a bloke has started recently living there,i know for a fact he is earning a lot of money for the area we live in,and that he also has a council dwelling,which he has started to sublet.also i have a strong suspicion that he is the father of the child,but not on paper.
what are the chances of them getting caught out,as i dont want to grass,i just want a lesson to be learnt
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How do you know for certain that she is fraudulently claiming? She may not be now that the man has come to live there.
Report her to Benefits Fraud, if you think she fits the bill, you can do it anonymously if you wish.(AKA HRH_MUngo)
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i know a lot more than i have let on,just very worried about tipping off,dont want it to get nasty as they will suspect its me straight away if they know theres been a tip off0
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All it takes for evil to triumph is for the good to do nothing.
Tell both DWP and the Council's housing dept.0 -
How do you know for certain she is committing fraud? The man may not be living at the premises, he may not even be her boyfriend, it might be her brother. How do you know he is subletting his property? He could have a friend to stay over or is could be his relatives coming to visit. How do you know he is earning a lot of money? It could be a voluntary job or he could be doing jobs for people to keep busy while he's claiming benefit. How do you know he's the father of the children?
If you still strongly suspect fraud after reading this report it. The DSS will soon do something about it if they are.2008 Comping ChallengeWon so far - £3010 Needed - £230Debt free since Oct 20040 -
ok mate,cheers ,im not going to rush into it anyway,i am doing my own"investigation" before i think about doing anything.
what i will say is they have form of conning the system in other ways and its about time they were caught.0 -
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