letter from the Job centre

renowen

I recieved a letter from the Job centre yesterday asking me to attend an interview over my claim to benefits

Im a single mum to two girls and Im trying to figure out exactly what they want

All I can come up with it there has been a bit of money going into my bank account recently due to my mum getting me to buy a PS3 for my bros birthday (im the only one who has paypal) so im wondering if they have seen this and think im working on the sly??
Ive also been meeting a new deal advisor to look into going back to work

Cant think of what else it might be, if it was something serious they would just turn up on my dorrstep wouldnt they?

astonsmummy

How long have you been claiming? It might just be a work focused interview which everyone has to have, what does the letter actually say?

ALIBOBSY

These days the job centre are prompted to call you in on a regular basis, might be a new deal interview, work focused interview or a training for work interview. If you don't go they will stop your benefit for failing to attend an interview. You could give them a ring and their should be no problem with them telling you what it is for. BTW unless you are sending in your bank statements they won't know what goes into your account, they don't have that power unless there is a reason to suspect fraud and they apply for access to your accounts.
bye
ali x

exprog

Might not be anything specifically to do with you. They have different sections to do different things. Might just be a random annual check or a routine annual review.

Why not phone them and ask what it's about? When you do go take your usual work search stuff (assuming that applies to "a single mum"). Don't sign anything you don't like the look of; if they want you to sign anything non-routine say you will take the document home to review it before signing.

hmc

i have a letter every 6 mths
i too am a single mum
and i just have to go in to check circumstances havnt changed etc

dont worry

renowen

hmm i really dont think its a work based interview or anything like that as I have been attending them .....

Ive been on IS since Nov 2005 when I became a single mum to my little girl,
Ive since had another little girl by a different guy who I was dating last year (dont ask :rolleyes: ) do you think maybe thats it? They think Im living with someone?
Though she is 5 months now so I would have thought they would have said something before now ......

Oh I dont know

renowen

hmc wrote: »

i have a letter every 6 mths
i too am a single mum
and i just have to go in to check circumstances havnt changed etc

dont worry

Just seen your post
Is that all it could be? Gosh that really worried me! I have nothing to worry about but you get all these senarios going through you head!

hmc

i too have been a single mum since nov 05, snap

i get a letter every 6 mths and go in while they go through everything
they quiz me about partners,children,housing etc to see if anything has changed

then they insist i sit there while they see how much better off id be working lol

it comes back the same everytine £15 a week better off not counting petrol and work clothes, so i say i dont think so

she says ok see you in 6 mths

hope that is all it is for you

4$£&*(£$&*(!

There's a possibility someone has made an allegation of fraud against you. This could include if you're saying you've incurred costs for something you haven't such as childcare when your children haven't been in care, if you have someone living with you, if you have undeclared income, or if you're working - either voluntarily unpaid or paid employment.

If you've done nothing wrong, there's nothing to worry about and it may be a routine invitation to review your situation, see if you're capable of work, and get you into work where possible. If there is any foundation to any of this, then you'll be referred onwards, but as others say don't worry if you're not doing anything wrong.