Mil owns a property she lets out and has had a letter from her local council asking her to pay back around £1000 in HB that a previous tenant claimed fraudulently.
This tenant left 6 years ago and mil has not seen or heard from him since, he actually did a runner owing her money and did some minor damage but apparently he was working while claiming the HB cash in hand so wasn't entitled to it and now they are demanding MIL pays it back.
She had no knowledge that the tenant wasn't entitled to HB and it can't see how it's up to her to check this rather than the council themselves.
Does anyone know where she stands on this? Fil is very ill in hospital so I am trying to help her sort it out.
Thank you
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Council trying to claw back HB
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Hoppinggreen · 01/06/2015 10:25
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