Council wrongly paid benefits to me age 16 & 17, now accused of fraud?

dd101

princessdon wrote: »

So when you were told that you couldn't receive benefits as not a care leaver and you did get them did you ring?

Also what relationships (if any) do you have with the 3 landlords? I know you mentioned boss etc? Do the landlords have relationships with each other?

why would you get charitable donations if you were working?

Hi, I was never told I could not get them because I was not a care leaver. They sent a letter to me and flat mate saying due to our age we was not entitled to it, then boss said he would look into it and 2 weeks later, they sent an award letter based on new information. He said to us they had made an error and fixed it. NOW 2012, I only find out that I could only have got it if I was a care leaver.

In Address one, the one we are discussing above I was working and did not receive charitable donations. I left work for this man my landlord and boss and went to rent a room and look for work, I had become depressed and had an eating disorder at this point.

I guy I knew through work who lived in Spain said his Mum rents out rooms to students some times and to contact her and ask if she would allow me to claim housing benefit, they were a retired couple with a big house. The lady said it was ok and I claimed here end of age 16 until end of age 17. I received charitable donations during my stay, I looked for work but in all honesty could not have held down a job in the state I was in.

I had differences with the husband, landlady lovely but husband a nightmare, they suspected a relationship between me and their son when he came to visit and as Catholics disagreed with this and the age difference and I left to make life easier.

Rented my last room happily until I finally got the chance to take over a business from a friend who was starting a family and am now supporting myself and running the business. I met this final landlord through an advert on gumtree.

dd101

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

Did you know this landlord, prior to him being your landlord? (E.g. was he a family friend, etc?) Are you still in contact with him?
I ask because (a) you may be able to ask him what happened with the applications and (b) if he has fiddled them then he might be the one getting in trouble from all of this.

Hi,

NO did not know the landlord prior to this. I applied for a job, got the job, earnt about £80 a week or something and then he become my landlord. I have tried to contact him on the last number I had, which was 4 years ago but no luck. Hes not related to me in anyway and does not know anyone I know, accept the son of the 2nd landlord, as the son worked for him and it was him who recommended contacting his parents to rent a room from them, when I lost my job and had to leave property one. I contacted his parents and they mother said she didn't mind if I claimed housing benefit for the room and she let me live there. Landlord 3 is not connected, met him through a gumtree advert for a room to rent.