My Mother rang me in a state last night. It seems that my brother who is moving in with his partner, is not going to declare that he is living there so that his girlfriend can keep her benefits (she has a daughter). I think that the benefits will only be Council tax and tax credits as girlfriend works part time and owns her own home (with a mortgage).
My Mom is devastated, she has never claimed any benefits in her life, let alone fraudulently, (she has been lucky, but did struggle as a single Mom to us when we were younger) so this is so alien to her. As she gets older, Mom is also getting a tad more "Daily Mail" and kept going on that it was morally wrong and that my Brother would get imprisoned for fraud (she is dramatic).
When Mom asked my Brother about it and explained she was worried, he got very defensive and upset Mom by being short with her.
So what do I do? My brother is 32 and has been a bit "Peter Pan" and has had a lot of support from his family, we were all very pleased that he found someone so right for him. They seem very happy and he adores her child. I know my Mom is "Old school" but are her fears unfounded? How do I approach this, if at all?
TIA, and thanks for reading all this waffle!
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Lizzylou · 04/06/2008 20:34
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