annual verification form

donnajunkie

sammyjammy wrote: »

Waste of money. It will just be signed by a somebody in a mail centre somewhere else in the country and doesn't in any way guarantee it will make it to where it needs to be.

But it proves I sent it which covers me against them claiming it was never sent doesn't it?
It goes to an address in Wolverhampton.

donnajunkie

TELLIT01 wrote: »

I agree that sending recorded delivery is a waste of time, and more importantly to anybody claiming benefits, a waste of money. I saw postal charges of £6 or £7 for recorded delivery and, as has been said by sammyjammy, it doesn't get it to its destination any faster. If you are really concerned, and are signing every fortnight, take it with you next time you sign and ask them to forward it in the internal mail system.

Recorded is around £2 I think. You maybe thinking of registered delivery which costs more.
My sole concern is them losing it on purpose which is something they have a habit of doing, especially when doing so means they can stop your money.

Housing_Benefit_Officer

donnajunkie wrote: »

Recorded is around £2 I think. You maybe thinking of registered delivery which costs more.
My sole concern is them losing it on purpose which is something they have a habit of doing, especially when doing so means they can stop your money.

Apparently they tip bags of mail into a giant shredder.

donnajunkie

Housing_Benefit_Officer wrote: »

Apparently they tip bags of mail into a giant shredder.

Well I wouldn't be surprised.

dippy3103

Can you not hand it in when you sign on?

donnajunkie

dippy3103 wrote: »

Can you not hand it in when you sign on?

i dont know, someone has suggested that.

just been looking through the form again and it is unclear whether you have to include a bank statement no matter what or if you just have to if you have over £5500.

dippy3103

donnajunkie wrote: »

i dont know, someone has suggested that.

just been looking through the form again and it is unclear whether you have to include a bank statement no matter what or if you just have to if you have over £5500.

I would- if they don't need it, no harm done. If they do, then you have complied.

Hand it in on signing.. That way you can proove you did.

emmsie123

Wolverhampton is just mail handling site.
Mine was sent their and the one i got back came from Belfast.
Is this annual verification a new thing.
As we have never had one.

NeilCr

dippy3103 wrote: »

I would- if they don't need it, no harm done. If they do, then you have complied.

Hand it in on signing.. That way you can proove you did.

At the risk of being boring if you do this do ask for a receipt.

Heard of too many cases of things being handed in and getting lost.

donnajunkie

emmsie123 wrote: »

Wolverhampton is just mail handling site.
Mine was sent their and the one i got back came from Belfast.
Is this annual verification a new thing.
As we have never had one.

I dont know, never heard of them before it arrived last week. It's a total waste of money that's for sure.