22/05/20 to 30/05/20

Monday 25th May was a Bank Holiday.

The work this week has been mainly new ctr claims again created via new claims for UC as has been the case for the last few weeks. Plus some routine work involving household members reaching the age of 18. One of these was unable to obtain a letter from college confirming her son's enrolment and attendance. I asked for a recent bank statement showing child benefit payments as proof instead.

A claimant with nil income came up for review. We have paid hb/ctr based on nil income ever since her ESA ended in September 2017. In the past she has provided a signed statement from a friend who states he gives our claimant £50 per week from his own money for  her to live on.  I noticed this time that the friend is himself on benefit and has his own hb/ctr claim. I've written to ask if the arrangement is ongoing. I wondered if I should be asking why this gentleman was giving £50 per week and how he could afford to do this. I stopped short of doing that and instead asked for another signed statement off him to confirm he continues to pay the £50 per week.




Comments

  1. Sandeep30 May 2020 at 07:09

    Your question on how the other person is able to afford to give his friend £50 when he is on benefit himself is perfectly valid... but only for the friends claim and not the one you are dealing with. It is certainly worth looking into if time permits as I sense a fraud case here.

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    1. Paul Burns Kirklees Council4 June 2020 at 05:25

      Thanks Sandeep. I've done myself a note to write to the friend with regard to his own claim asking how he can afford to give £50pw for another person to live off out of his own benefit.

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