Sorry if this isnt posted in the correct topic I'm new & this is my first post if im not suppose to put it here then my apologies . here is my dilemma :
So basically I received a letter yesterday from hmrc about my tax credits award it says the following .should you continue claiming as a single person? our records show you claim as a single person & we are writing to ask if this information is still correct . If it is correct then you need to do nothing else ...
but the letter was quite threatening . Do I need to call them or shall I just do nothing as they suggested. Im a single parent of 2.. I'm just wondering if this is a generic letter and if they send them as standard or is it specific to me.
A little Back story I was living alone with my kids in full receipt of benefits I had a break down and my daughter went to live with her dad ( we separated 16 years ago while I was pregnant with my daughter) . Back to recent times so I had a metal break down & I was struggling to live alone and care for my remaining child he has autism and I wasnt mentally well . I ended up losing my house mostly due to my mental health and the house not been suitable for living in . A friend of my mums offered to put me up with my son until I could get back on my feet just a temporary situation until I found a new house and got a bit better ect: at the time I moved in he was dating his ex wife and she was also in his home a lot and I was desperate so I accepted they are an older couple in there 60s , since I moved in they have now separated and no longer on speaking terms.
Anyway i moved in and I'm getting support for my mental health issues from various agency's and getting back on track.. I now want to move out ... desperately. the situation has soured dramatically and is unbearable and I'm currently bidding on council homes so I can leave . when I originally moved in I immediately phoned and informed DWP of the situation that I had moved in with my mums friend as I had nowhere else to go and it was temporary. At first things were going well ..so well infact that my daughter came back to live with me . Then this person fell out with his wife and started turning his attention towards me which if I'm honest disgusts me & hes making my life a living hell his advances are not welcome at all and hes quite nasty and has all these rules and knows I'm effectively homeless without his house so he uses this as leverage against me all the time and is unreasonable.
My support worker put me in touch with Engage leeds and they helped me contact the council and after a risk assesment they managed to get me down as a priority A on the housing list due to the circumstances and backdated the priority award, I bid each week religiously. I'm financially independent of this person we are not a couple he doesn't help me financially or anything like that . Hes just a sad petty man with issues . I have made various agency's aware of the ongoing situation so i have proof of my situation from my support workers etc but could this be the reason hmrc have sent me this letter and if so where do I stand ? I'm just a single mum and desperate to get out of here .
I gave tax credits / hmrc this address immediately at the time I moved in and also informed dwp and told them who lived here etc and the circumstances of how I arrived here and ive now been here 18+ months no issue with dwp or hmrc until this letter from hmrc asking if I'm still single , do I need to be worried or do you think the letter is standard.. how would they view this situation, the council have classed me as vulnerable and are aware of the situation so surely hmrc cant class this man as my partner I hate him hes horrid .. I have not gone into all the negative details regarding this situation and how bad it is but I'm so unhappy here and would leave now if I could . Where do I stand with hmrc
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Nicole2121 · 23/11/2020 04:06
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