Fraud

bryanb

marywooyeah wrote: »

You have your own company, but you are on disability benefits? am I reading that correctly?

Whyever not?

dippy3103

pepsmax wrote: »

isnt it illegal to lie like that?

Sorry but for who to lie about what?

If you mean for her to tell you that you are being investigated, no it's not illegal. With respect, don't you think the police have got better things to be doing?

nannytone_2

marywooyeah wrote: »

You have your own company, but you are on disability benefits? am I reading that correctly?

Phoning HMRC or the DWP to ask if they are investigating you for benefit fraud is likely to make either body suspicious that you have done something fraudulent! I'd just leave it and see if they contact you.

many disabled people work.
DLA/PIP is not means tested and you can do permitted work whilst claiming ESA

pepsmax

if im not being investigated and she made it all up, isnt that illegal? telling me they gave her my name etc

nannytone_2

how have you come to the conclusion that she is making it up when an hour ago you were asking if you should phome the DWP to ask if they were investegating you?
it would be her word against yours.
were you not taught 'sticks and stones will break my bones .....'

pepsmax

because my disability benefits are legit. as is not paying her tax. so i cant see why i would be investigated, hence she is lying

nannytone_2

whether she earnt enough to pay tax ot not ... was she registered with HMRC as your employee?
did you have all the relevant insurances etc?

dippy3103

pepsmax wrote: »

if im not being investigated and she made it all up, isnt that illegal? telling me they gave her my name etc

No. It's childish and spiteful but not illegal.

BillJones

pepsmax wrote: »

no, because she always earned under the limit

How do you know this? You asked for a total of her other jobs?

Housing_Benefit_Officer

Why would HMRC and DWP contact your former employee and tell them about your tax and benefit issues and that you are being investigated for fraud and tax evasion? ignore her. If you have done nothing wrong you have nothing to worry about. If you want to fret over the hearsay of a former employee then worry yourself and stress yourself out.