Pension Credit - DWP calls to ask if savings exceed £6k - Why?

poppy12345

Dullville said:

TELLIT01 said:

poppy12345 said:

Mics_chicks_Mic said:

I advised my friend that if anyone calls again that they give them my phone number

This wouldn't help because DWP wouldn't ring you, even if it wasn't a scam, unless you are their appointee but if you were DWP wouldn't even be ringing the claimant anyway.

The OP doesn't need to become an appointee.  The claimant can give DWP permission to speak to a 3rd party on their behalf.  Ask DWP to place an entry on the claim with the name and phone number of that 3rd party (the OP in this case)

Well said TELLIT01, glad you corrected all the wrong information given by the usual know all posters who think they are never wrong!

Would you like to quote the "wrong information" that was given?

Pollycat

poppy12345 said:

When i become an appointee for my daughter i had a home visit from a DWP representative. The form was filled out while they were here and i gave my own bank details for the money to go into. When my daughters PIP money is recieved i transfer some to her and keep the rest in a savings account in my name. If i sent the whole amount to her she would spend it all within a few days lol. If she needs more, i just transfer it.

I'm pretty sure that I was told that my Dad's money had to go into a separate account in my (the appointee) name.

But that a few years ago now.

But all this talk of appointee is going off-topic because you only said

poppy12345 said:

This wouldn't help because DWP wouldn't ring you, even if it wasn't a scam, unless you are their appointee but if you were DWP wouldn't even be ringing the claimant anyway.

You didn't recommend or suggest the OP become an appointee (even if that's possible).