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zoominatorone

john539 wrote: »

He wouldn't need to prove who he is to get help.

But he'd need a NI number surely, because don't you need one of those to claim benefits?

john539

zoominatorone wrote: »

But he'd need a NI number surely, because don't you need one of those to claim benefits?

His example was someone who went to police station.

Don't know about benefits if you had no ID or proof.

There must examples like illegal immigrants who have no id.

zoominatorone

john539 wrote: »

His example was someone who went to police station.

Don't know about benefits if you had no ID or proof.

There must examples like illegal immigrants who have no id.

and yet if you are a native of this country and don't have the right ID to claim benefits you can't...........wierd system

poppasmurf_bewdley

Assuming he was raised in the woods, he would surely know the names of his parents and any other family, who could then be traced.

To be honest, it is something that could not happen in reality, so all the conjecture is a complete waste of time.

Wasn't there a recent incident of a boy in Germany claiming to be exactly what the OP has mentioned, and it was proved to be a wind-up.

Pollycat

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

To be honest, it is something that could not happen in reality, so all the conjecture is a complete waste of time.

And on the wrong board too.

missapril75

zoominatorone wrote: »

and yet if you are a native of this country and don't have the right ID to claim benefits you can't...........wierd system

Nobody without ID can claim benefits. But ID can be established without the usual sort of documents. As mentioned above there is an interview and checking process to be done regardless of where one is from.

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

Assuming he was raised in the woods, he would surely know the names of his parents and any other family.

I'm not sure if the names Rainbow Stargazer and Crimson Isotope would be much help though.

To be honest, it is something that could not happen in reality, so all the conjecture is a complete waste of time.

Not raised in woods as such but I have come across people who have been the product of an alternative lifestyle or mentally incapable of providing background information to be checked.

Willing2Learn

missapril75 wrote: »

Not raised in woods as such but I have come across people who have been the product of an alternative lifestyle or mentally incapable of providing background information to be checked.

I've also plenty of similar clients. But they've always been traceable with enough digging and a collaborative approach with multiple agencies.

missapril75

Willing2Learn wrote: »

I've also plenty of similar clients. But they've always been traceable with enough digging and a collaborative approach with multiple agencies.

So how did you cure their amnesia?

bengal-stripe

curtaingirl wrote: »

Scenario, a guy turns up at a local police station, asking for ID/help. There's no record of him on anything. He says his name is Bill Smith and that he grew up off-record in the middle of the woods. His parents passed away and he headed for civilization, but without papers, he can't get a job.

Obviously, you are referring the case of the Berlin "Forest Boy".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14950656
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14998089

Eventually he turned-out to be a Dutch imposter:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18456812

Last thing I heard, the German authorities were considering fraud charges and/or claiming-back the money spent on his keep.

ILW

mazza111 wrote: »

As long as his birth was registered, there's proof of his existence. A copy of his birth certificate can be purchased at any time. Of course knowing his parents details would make this easier too. I can't imagine many people wouldn't register their child's birth

Not all births are registered.