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DWP Office Interview Letter, Incredibly Scared!
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Muttleythefrog wrote: »Yes I would just be up front about all circumstances... also I note it sounds like they pay the mortgage but you send the money to their account... be prepared to be open and explanative about that too... it may look to an outsider like they have a regular income from you.
I do understand that, I will bring my statements along with me.0 -
I might be wrong here but shouldn't the work under 16 hours be permitted work? If you are claiming ESA is it normally because you are too ill to work. I wasn't aware that it was a simple rule of working under 16 hours......
If you are considering starting permitted work you must tell the DWP or Jobcentre Plus and get their approval. The general rule is that these benefits are paid because you are not fit for work and will stop if you do some work.0 -
Yes with permission of course but in this case it's the mother who's the main claimant. The father is the one who's been working so permitted work isn't allowed in this case.I might be wrong here but shouldn't the work under 16 hours be permitted work? If you are claiming ESA is it normally because you are too ill to work. I wasn't aware that it was a simple rule of working under 16 hours......
If you are considering starting permitted work you must tell the DWP or Jobcentre Plus and get their approval. The general rule is that these benefits are paid because you are not fit for work and will stop if you do some work.0 -
SORT OF AN UPDATE:
I have checked online and have found this:
www. turn2us . org. uk/Benefit-guides/Working-hours-benefits-rules/How-are-benefits-affected-by-hours-worked
On the ESA section it says the claimants partner (my father) can work 24hrs a week, though his earnings can affect the claim.
I am still confused on why they are calling my mother in. Could it be the medical appointment?0 -
I might be wrong here but shouldn't the work under 16 hours be permitted work? If you are claiming ESA is it normally because you are too ill to work. I wasn't aware that it was a simple rule of working under 16 hours......
If you are considering starting permitted work you must tell the DWP or Jobcentre Plus and get their approval. The general rule is that these benefits are paid because you are not fit for work and will stop if you do some work.
Sort of an update. I have found that my mother has to get permission from the job center for permitted work but my father can work 24hrs although it may affect the entitlement to the claim. So I am not too sure why they are calling my mother in. It is still confusing although a lot less scary.0 -
Shouldn't be for that.. they're not there to assess disabilities.. although I note recent assessment elsewhere. Maybe she is considered the (lead) claimant and therefore responsibility for declaring changes of circumstances may fall on her head.MMEHTA2204 wrote: »I am still confused on why they are calling my mother in. Could it be the medical appointment?
Worth saying a couple of years ago I got a similar invite... made me sick with worry to the point I had to make some preparations for the fact I was struggling to eat or sleep. My anxiety and paranoia went through roof even though I couldn't think of anything I'd done wrong. However I was in the process of bringing my foreign fiancee to the UK and had made some detailed enquiries with the DWP regarding my benefits when my circumstances change (entirely legitimate since the Home Office required the information). Given that one of the biggest areas of fraud is people claiming as single people when living together as a couple I calculated the high probability they suspected I was living with my partner. I turned out to be completely wrong... they believed I had a savings account with vast money in it... data from years previous... nothing new... but their details were completely inaccurate and I was able to comprehensively demonstrate that with entire account statements... and like most of these such enquiries it never went anywhere. I made my statement and signed it and never heard from them again... no apologies or anything like that for taking me to the brink of death at one of the already most complex points in my life. They didn't even answer the enquiries I made just as a final kick in the teeth... oh and they couldn't find the forms to reimburse my travel expenses... I did smile at that one.. if I had as much money as they thought I had then I could have just called in the chopper to the car park."Do not attribute to conspiracy what can adequately be explained by incompetence" - rogerblack0 -
Yes you're correct that your dad is allowed to work up to 24 hours per week and they can still claim esa. However his earning should have been declared so that the money (except a £20 weekly disregard )could be deducted from the esa. I expect that this will need to be repaid , but I am not sure about penalties or prosecution.0
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Yes he can work but he's only allowed to keep £20 per week and he needs to tell them. Anything over this that he earned is an over payment. The appointment wouldn't be for medical reasons.MMEHTA2204 wrote: »Sort of an update. I have found that my mother has to get permission from the job center for permitted work but my father can work 24hrs although it may affect the entitlement to the claim. So I am not too sure why they are calling my mother in. It is still confusing although a lot less scary.0 -
MMEHTA2204 wrote: »Sort of an update. I have found that my mother has to get permission from the job center for permitted work but my father can work 24hrs although it may affect the entitlement to the claim. So I am not too sure why they are calling my mother in. It is still confusing although a lot less scary.
They are calling your mother in because the claim is in her name. Your father is the partner and additional money is paid for him. The investigation will be into any earnings he had which weren't declared by your mother. Most likely outcome will be having to pay back any overpayment along with a fine of up to 50% of that overpayment. For example overpayment of £200 would have to be repaid along with an additional £100.0 -
They are calling your mother in because the claim is in her name. Your father is the partner and additional money is paid for him. The investigation will be into any earnings he had which weren't declared by your mother. Most likely outcome will be having to pay back any overpayment along with a fine of up to 50% of that overpayment. For example overpayment of £200 would have to be repaid along with an additional £100.
The 50 % Ad Pen is only payable if there is an IUC & it's an alternative to prosecution. Assuming this is why the compliance officer has called the Mum in, then it's highly likely that they will get a £50 penalty instead.0
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