Applying for council tax benifit but current account shows several 5 figure amounts

Housing_Benefit_Officer

happenstance wrote: »

Its still the same outcome though, money off council tax.

But no longer Council Tax Benefit as that was scrapped - not renamed.

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happenstance wrote: »

Got this sorted today and the assessor was way nicer than the militant people on here saying I was committing fraud.

I was just honest, showed all the statements that i borrowed money and paid back some of it and that was it sorted. As they said i've paid NI for many years so thats what it's there for.

I do hear that being honest with the benefits office is often not a good thing to do, but has worked out well so far.

whilst i`m glad you got it sorted,dont misunderstand what NI is,basically its just another tax,and its used in many ways at the time its paid,its not like some savings plan

happenstance

woodbine wrote: »

whilst i`m glad you got it sorted,dont misunderstand what NI is,basically its just another tax,and its used in many ways at the time its paid,its not like some savings plan

I very much agree, it was the words of the person in the benefits office, she seamed to have a simpler and rose tinted view of the world.

I still think of paying my taxes as some kind of insurance policy for benefits if I loose my job through no fault of my own, despite the person earlier criticising me for doing so..

Housing_Benefit_Officer

happenstance wrote: »

I very much agree, it was the words of the person in the benefits office, she seamed to have a simpler and rose tinted view of the world.

I still think of paying my taxes as some kind of insurance policy for benefits if I loose my job through no fault of my own, despite the person earlier criticising me for doing so..

Sounds like the O/P never spoke to a Benefits Officer but one of the Customer Service staff on the front desk who isn't a Benefits Officer and isn't a decision maker.

At the end of the day it will depend how diligent the decision maker wants to be in protecting public funds. They might want to require documentary evidence of the capital and its reduction so there is an audit trail on why they have made a decision to accept it or not - or they might just assess the claim without any proof.

darrensurrey

I think your best bet is to show them bank statements for the last 6 months plus a written statement of what's going on. Make it simple for them as I suspect they'll probably open your details with a fraud alert siren flashing on their desk so you'll need to prove that you're not trying to pull a fast one.

happenstance

darrensurrey wrote: »

I think your best bet is to show them bank statements for the last 6 months plus a written statement of what's going on. Make it simple for them as I suspect they'll probably open your details with a fraud alert siren flashing on their desk so you'll need to prove that you're not trying to pull a fast one.

that's exactly what I did, wrote a cover letter and gave them all the statement.

silly thing is i've been told informally I will be offered a job on Monday, so all this work at best for 10 whole pounds off my bill ha.