Dwp claim i have undeclared capital!

Novembermoon

vlad wrote: »

Did the caller ask for your bank details? It all seems a bit odd to me

I was asked in a letter from the DWP for my bank account. Details, seemed odd at first to me too but checked out to be ok, I hope!:eek:

xylophone

I just ticked the No box when asked for my National Insurance Number. I've never been issued with one and I have an ISA.

Clearly you can't supply what you don't have- the point is that the form asks for it.

It is surprising that you do not have one - perhaps you should check and find out why not.

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/nimmanual/nim39305.htm

xylophone

I was told that the accounts were in my name, matching my national insurance number which they quoted back to me and that these amounts were in them. ??

See http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmhansrd/cm070917/text/70917w0029.htm

"From March 2007, DWP’s Customer Information System replaced the Departmental Central Index as the national insurance database. Due to the way the Customer Information System is set up, the same national insurance number cannot be allocated twice. However, from time to time we identify national insurance numbers that are being used by more than one person, usually through transcription errors."

tomtom256

If the OP didn't have a NINO, there would be no DWP interest as you cannot claaim benefits without one, so the OP must have been issued with one.

If compliance are dealing with this and not fraud then it's highly like a PPI claim or a GMS mismatch, as fraud would have had a look first.

Novembermoon

tomtom256 wrote: »

If the OP didn't have a NINO, there would be no DWP interest as you cannot claaim benefits without one, so the OP must have been issued with one.

If compliance are dealing with this and not fraud then it's highly like a PPI claim or a GMS mismatch, as fraud would have had a look first.

I do have a NI number, that's apparently been matched to these supposed accounts.

NYM

Novembermoon wrote: »

I do have a NI number, that's apparently been matched to these supposed accounts.

Can't give you any advice but please update this thread when you find the answer

BS/Banks generally require NI number for allocation of interest tax but they aren't an essential part of opening an account.

xylophone

I do have a NI number, that's apparently been matched to these supposed accounts.

See post 44 above.

NYM

Surely less likely the same number and name?

xylophone

Surely less likely the same number and name?

But not impossible - you might be surprised to find how many people with the same christian name, middle initial and surname are registered in any one birth registration period.

dippy3103

Or the o/p has claimed back some PPI in the year in question..