UC review - 4 months statement. Help!

marsrover

Hello,

I've just been informed by the DWP that they'll soon be asking me for the last 4 months of my bank statements as part of a UC review. 

Just before they did this I made a change in circumstances to make it clear I was moving in with my partner and therefore won't need the housing benefit portion of my UC. I also applied for carers allowance as I'll be taking care of my partner as well. Will any of this stop the UC review?

My question is, will making a change in circumstances stop the UC review (the DWP guy on the phone couldn't answer anything about this as he'd not encountered this circumstance before)?

Secondly, if I close my account will this also stop the review of my bank statements and stop them asking for them?
Obviously after the closure I'll then need to make another claim for living with my partner, which I'm also hoping will mean they won't want to see my last 4 months bank statements. 

I could realistically close my account, but I don't want to have to show the last 4 months of my bank statements.

Does anyone know anything about this?

Thanks

huckster

Review will proceed, as part of the current UC process. The review is now an ongoing process and anyone on UC can be expected to provide documents requires at any stage of their claims.

marsrover

huckster said:

Review will proceed, as part of the current UC process. The review is now an ongoing process and anyone on UC can be expected to provide documents requires at any stage of their claims.

So what happens if I don't give them the statements? I take it they'll just stop my payments and that'll be that?

How can the review proceed if I close my claim and take myself off UC?

In which circumstances will the review proceed? In all that I have mentioned?

Thanks 

Auti

I would think the review will happen whatever you do as they want to make sure they have paid you the right money whilst you were/are claiming - if everything declared regards income correctly then no worries giving the bank statements  

born_again

marsrover said:

Hello,

I've just been informed by the DWP that they'll soon be asking me for the last 4 months of my bank statements as part of a UC review. 

Just before they did this I made a change in circumstances to make it clear I was moving in with my partner and therefore won't need the housing benefit portion of my UC. I also applied for carers allowance as I'll be taking care of my partner as well. Will any of this stop the UC review?

My question is, will making a change in circumstances stop the UC review (the DWP guy on the phone couldn't answer anything about this as he'd not encountered this circumstance before)?

Secondly, if I close my account will this also stop the review of my bank statements and stop them asking for them?
Obviously after the closure I'll then need to make another claim for living with my partner, which I'm also hoping will mean they won't want to see my last 4 months bank statements. 

I could realistically close my account, but I don't want to have to show the last 4 months of my bank statements.

Does anyone know anything about this?

Thanks

So your sole UC will become a joint one as well.

All you need to do is provide the 4 months they require. It's normal now. No reason not too. 

marcia_

marsrover said:

huckster said:

Review will proceed, as part of the current UC process. The review is now an ongoing process and anyone on UC can be expected to provide documents requires at any stage of their claims.

So what happens if I don't give them the statements? I take it they'll just stop my payments and that'll be that?

How can the review proceed if I close my claim and take myself off UC?

In which circumstances will the review proceed? In all that I have mentioned?

Thanks 

 What are you trying to hide? You realise you would have to provide the documents anyway if you closed your claim then attempted to set up a new claim with your partner. 

poppy12345

marsrover said:

huckster said:

Review will proceed, as part of the current UC process. The review is now an ongoing process and anyone on UC can be expected to provide documents requires at any stage of their claims.

So what happens if I don't give them the statements? I take it they'll just stop my payments and that'll be that?

How can the review proceed if I close my claim and take myself off UC?

In which circumstances will the review proceed? In all that I have mentioned?

Thanks 

Then you could be expected to pay back everything you received. Why don't you want to show your bank statements? UC is a means tested benefit and you can be reviewed at anytime. 

marsrover

So I'd definitely need to provide the same statements if I closed down my claim and then opened a new one to join my partner, even if time has elapsed?

No snarky remarks or judgement please. I'm asking genuine questions for advice. Anything else is irrelevant, including why anyone might think why I'm asking them.  

marsrover

poppy12345 said:

marsrover said:

huckster said:

Review will proceed, as part of the current UC process. The review is now an ongoing process and anyone on UC can be expected to provide documents requires at any stage of their claims.

So what happens if I don't give them the statements? I take it they'll just stop my payments and that'll be that?

How can the review proceed if I close my claim and take myself off UC?

In which circumstances will the review proceed? In all that I have mentioned?

Thanks 

Then you could be expected to pay back everything you received. Why don't you want to show your bank statements? UC is a means tested benefit and you can be reviewed at anytime. 

I don't think that sounds right, that I'd just be expected to pay back everything I've received for refusing or ignoring a request for my bank statements...

marcia_

marsrover said:

So I'd definitely need to provide the same statements if I closed down my claim and then opened a new one to join my partner, even if time has elapsed?

No snarky remarks or judgement please. I'm asking genuine questions for advice. Anything else is irrelevant, including why anyone might think why I'm asking them.  

 Yes you will be asked as you have put yourself in the spotlight by refusing their request and shutting your claim down. 

 They can ask for statements at any point even if you provided them at the start they are allowed to review at any point and request them again. 

marcia_

marsrover said:

poppy12345 said:

marsrover said:

huckster said:

Review will proceed, as part of the current UC process. The review is now an ongoing process and anyone on UC can be expected to provide documents requires at any stage of their claims.

So what happens if I don't give them the statements? I take it they'll just stop my payments and that'll be that?

How can the review proceed if I close my claim and take myself off UC?

In which circumstances will the review proceed? In all that I have mentioned?

Thanks 

Then you could be expected to pay back everything you received. Why don't you want to show your bank statements? UC is a means tested benefit and you can be reviewed at anytime. 

I don't think that sounds right, that I'd just be expected to pay back everything I've received for refusing or ignoring a request for my bank statements...

 It is right. You have failed to comply with their request they can assume you are hiding savings and cancel your whole claim asking you to repay everything.