Interview Under Caution for Benefit Fraud investigation

UnderPressure

Please stop worrying about being charged with anything and court and prison! None of this will happen, I know you will not stop worrying until it is all over but honestly from what you have said you have more chance of winning the lottery than anything criminal happening

As said before best of luck to you and I look forward to reading how it all went later

Money_maker

Good luck too - perhaps your parents can back you up about the gifting of money from them.

I have also noticed that whilst you have ticked yourself off about having his mail to your address, whenever someone has asked if you have sorted it to go elsewhere you have not replied. When you next see him, ask if he wants it sent to his mum or elsewhere. You MUST sort this out.

shop-to-drop

shop-to-drop wrote: »

If it were me I would give them the information on where he is actually living. His new girlfriends address or if I didn't know the full adress as much information as I could, name, area she lives names of any children she has etc.

It may very well be his previous Ex who has informed especially if he doesn't give the child he has we her the attention yours gets and doesn't pay her maintenance either. I wouldn't worry about that though just tell the truth and you'll be fine.

Giving them his mum's address isn't really going to help though is it as you have said he only stays there occasionally. So it will still look like he is at yours. They need information on where he really lives/stays most of the time ie the new girlfriends.

Housing_Benefit_Officer

nannytone wrote: »

im not trying to put the cat amongst the pigeons but ....

has everyone else forgotton that the OP's parents give her money on a regular basis which the OP puts into her bank account?
as she will have tp produce bank statements, this extra money will obviously show up.

as it is a regular 'gift' it could well be classed as income

No it won't - regular gifts are disregarded in full.

zzzLazyDaisy

nannytone wrote: »

im not trying to put the cat amongst the pigeons but ....

has everyone else forgotton that the OP's parents give her money on a regular basis which the OP puts into her bank account?
as she will have tp produce bank statements, this extra money will obviously show up.

as it is a regular 'gift' it could well be classed as income

Any income from voluntary sources, such as friends or family, is disregarded for benefits purposes

http://www.entitledto.co.uk/help/benefitscharity.aspx

scooby088

nannytone wrote: »

im not trying to put the cat amongst the pigeons but ....

has everyone else forgotton that the OP's parents give her money on a regular basis which the OP puts into her bank account?
as she will have tp produce bank statements, this extra money will obviously show up.

as it is a regular 'gift' it could well be classed as income

When I was investigated a few years back the investigator already had bank statements from both of my banks at the interview, so the OP will only have to account for where the money came from.

laineybird2000

How did you get on, all sorted? Hope it went well

UnderPressure

scooby088 wrote: »

When I was investigated a few years back the investigator already had bank statements from both of my banks at the interview, so the OP will only have to account for where the money came from.

Where had they got your statements from?

paulineb_2

Income that I got from a family member to help me out after I got made redundant wasn't counted as income for hb purposes. There's been some debate on the boards on other threads re this but my local council allow family members to transfer money into a bank account and it doesn't count as income as its not earned. They had copies of my bank statements. Not for an interview but for a claim I made for housing benefit.

jacques_chirac

UnderPressure wrote: »

Where had they got your statements from?

Authorised officers can get this information from your bank.