Wrongly Accused

[thelewisgang]

I separated from my husband in December 2014 but we remained on good terms. I see him 3 or 4 times a year when I take the dog we both shared over to him for his little holiday. My husband rang me last night to say he had received a letter from his council. They had been contacted by a "third party" to inform them I still live there & the letter stated it was an offence not to tell the council of change of circumstances. He gets a reduced council tax amount as a sole occupant as I do too in the property I now live, 35 miles from him. He rang the number on the letter & was told to fill in the forms & return them. It appears they will also be writing to me as he gave them my details. They would not divulge anything on where this information came from & guess they won't tell me either. He is not unduly concerned but I find it nasty that someone has gone to lengths trying to make trouble. I have absolutely no belongings in his home.

[thelewisgang]

I know I'm swaying away from my original post but what I find annoying is people who actually do defraud the system & get away with it. I personally know someone who says he is disabled, can't walk or do many other things. His wife is paid carer's allowance & he has a brand new car replaced free of charge every three years. His wife posted pictures/videos on social media last year showing him walking with no problem. Even climbing up to ride on a camel!! I know he was reported (but not by me) & the "powers that be" presumably investigated but nothing was done. He & his wife are laughing at the state. It's these people who are milking the system who should be penalised. Gripe over!

[bhg481]

lewisgang - so why don't you report them?

[jno]

someone else already has, bhg?

[thelewisgang]

bhg. I might well do that although it's not in my nature to grass on anyone.

[bhg481]

It's not grassing; it's ensuring money goes to the deserving people not the cheats.

[thelewisgang]

You are right bhg. We are keeping him & providing him with his 60+ fags a day & getting himself into an alcoholic stupor most days as well as his/his wife's paid benefits & new car

[zebo]

Happened to us, we bought a flat in Edinburgh for our daughter and granddaughter to live in. Within a couple of weeks she got a letter from the Benefits stopping her benefits as Mr C was known to be living there. Some correspondence regarding utilities had been addressed to my OH there, took a week or so to sort it but she was never given the stopped money.