Ok, I am single and have 2 dc, I am currently on maternity leave and am taking the additional 3 months unpaid and I have claimed income support for 1 month to cover this period. I am going back to work in less than 2 weeks to will have claimed for 6 weeks altogether.
So far whilst being on maternity leave I have had tax credits request all bank statements, wage slips etc, no probs off they went, all fine.
When I first claimed income support, before I even knew if it had been awarded or not, I had a home visit from someone from benefits, again all fine, I could only show what bank statements etc I had as the others were with the people at income support, the person visiting confirmed that I was to receive income support.
Comes in yesterday and there is a letter waiting for me telling me to attend an interview at the jobcentre to check my entitlement to benefits and to bring these magical fucking bank statements.
AIBU to be getting a little tired of this and think its getting a bit intrusive. Is this normal!!
Of course i'll go and produce said bank statements from months before I even claimed so they can see i've spirited my millions away into an off shore account !!
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To feel penalised for being a single parent.
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trappedinsuburbia · 20/03/2014 11:26
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