Is this fraud?

indigoblue11

Your ex sounds like a pleb! my question is, if the money is enough from personal injury why would she need to claim benefits.

They can find out what bank accounts are open in your name, there is a way and I know someone who got caught. 

calcotti

indigoblue11 said:... if the money is enough from personal injury why would she need to claim benefits.

If the money is for injury compensation, as already explained, the rules allow it to be disregarded. This is so that the compensation is available to serve the intended purpose which is to an provide an additional resource.

Grumpy_chap

calcotti said:

If the money is for injury compensation, as already explained, the rules allow it to be disregarded. This is so that the compensation is available to serve the intended purpose which is to an provide an additional resource.

It is entirely reasonable that the capital is disregarded. Some of the compensation may be spent on "one-off" items, depending on the severity of the injuries that gave rise to the compensation being awarded.  If the compensation results in an additional resource as additional income stream, is that then considered in UC assessments?

calcotti

Grumpy_chap said: If the compensation results in an additional resource as additional income stream, is that then considered in UC assessments?

Income from a trust set up from personal injury compensation is disregarded.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/965132/admh5.pdf

H5123 Where the personal injury award is held in trust any

1. capital of the trust and

2. income from the trust

is fully disregarded. The capital in 1. does not count as part of that person’s capital and the income in 2. does not count as part of that person’s unearned income.

Grumpy_chap

Thanks @calcotti