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inheritance

if i get my inheritance after sale of my late fathers house which will be about 20 thousand pounds does hmrc already know about this and will they inform dwp if this is the case i would like to beat them first so it does not look like i was not going to tell them:o

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  • nomunnofun
    nomunnofun Posts: 841 Forumite
    Can you explain the effect on you of the DWP knowing about this money?
  • there is no effects just i was refused esa a couple of weeks ago so i had to claim job seekers citizens advice bureau told me it was best to go to the council about changes so my housing benefit did not get stopped but the dwp had already told them so as i said i would like to be the one to inform the dwp of my buisiness
  • xylophone
    xylophone Posts: 45,700 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    It is your responsibility to advise a change of circumstances if you are receiving means tested benefits.
  • elmer
    elmer Posts: 939 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Photogenic
    HMRC do data matching every so often, but the data is sent to our fraud dept for investigation. Its best to notify all relevant departments yourself.

    elmer
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