Is this benefit fraud?

JaneDoeJohnDoe

I would suggest you contact the Children's Charity Families Need Fathers on their helpline & see if a local meeting is taking place near you. FNF is NOT Fathers for Justice with Batman stunts etc.

FNF is a charity that aims to help with child/family issues.
0300 0300 363 or https://fnf.org.uk/

MEM62

bflare wrote: »

I am visiting CAB this week due to concerns over my son’s welfare & I wanted to have the facts with me regarding whether she is committing benefit fraud. Can anyone please confirm?

Why? The two matters are not related.

If you have concerns about this individual living in the house in that you think that this puts your son at risk (That is - genuine concerns, above and beyond that fact that may just not like it) then it is right that you report your concerns to an appropriate authority.

Whether or not your ex is committing benefit fraud is not something that you have to police.

poppy12345

bflare wrote: »

I am off to the CAB tomorrow because I am tempted talking court action regarding his welfare.

If it was my son, i wouldn't be going to see CAB. I would be going else where......

WhenIam64

If it was my son, i wouldn't be going to see CAB. I would be going else where......

Suspect CAB will tell him where to go - referral I mean. The issues being discussed are nothing to do with fraud and everything to do with child welfare. Something which has been mentioned a few times now.

Perhaps if the OP could decide his priorities in line with the son's need. After all a child looks to adults to be ... adult.

FBaby

If he is with you more than her, why is she claiming child benefit (entitling her to income support) and more importantly, why are you paying her maintenance?

Saying that she could be entitled to income support as a carer to her boyfriend if he claims PIP. How old is your child?

Mrsn

The staying over so many nights thing is a myth..... if an investigation was to take place they would be asked how household chores are split up, who pays what to the house, what activities do they do together. It is to understand whether they are defined living together like a married couple would.

Also OP child maintenance should not be set up to pay household bills in a house that you don’t reside in, this can lead to complications with the DWP separately so I would recommend sorting a different arrangement out in regards to this

Potbellypig

OP - forget the benefit thing and focus on getting your child in the best place.

ska_lover

bflare wrote: »

I have been told by my ex & her brother that he pays £50 a week.


My son stays with me 4 nights per week plus I already buy his school uniform, clothes, holidays, haircuts. She does not provide anything for him apart from the 3 days he stays there. I know there's a possibility it may cause issues for my son if her benefits do get stopped however he wants to come live with me. There are a lot of things that are going on at his mum's house such as substance abuse which I haven't mentioned. I am off to the CAB tomorrow because I am tempted talking court action regarding his welfare. The only reason I am asking this question is to see if her new partner should be staying there. He is currently on methadone which I have been informed is getting dispensed to him at my son's home in front of my son. This is very worrying time for me. Although it appears that I am wanting to report someone for benefit fraud it is a lot more serious than this.

Oh hold on a minute..

You are drip feeding here..in post one, you were singularly focusing on the benefits and money.

Now you are saying it appears you wanting to potentially report someone for benefit fraud is more important than - ahem - the other stuff that you failed to mention.

If you want advice, first you need to tell the problem..

Sorry, I do not have my Mystic Meg hat on today:rotfl:

But hey, I genuinely wish you well at the CAB and your son - you seem like a caring father x