not to report my benefit frauster friend?

[Mollydoggerson]

I have a friend.

She has a daughter with her parter. She is on social welfare and claiming job-seekers allowance. I know this as she told me. She is a home owner but the state is unaware of that. She works casually and partime for cash in hand. I know all of the above because she has told me herself.

Basically she has been screwing the system for years and I know this because she told me herself.

I havn't reported because i suppose that's considered a cruel and mean thing to do and I would fear that it would cause upset and grief to not just her but her partner and child as well.

AIBU for not reporting.

Her status as a homeowner is only relevant if she claims HB, and with easy access to the Land Registry, I expect most councils will work out who owns what property. She would also have to provide a tenancy agreement and this would be checked.

Sit back and wait to be flamed however.

You seem to have answered your own question. Morally, we should all report criminality (and fraud is criminal behaviour, let's face it). Clearly you find her blatant dishonesty troubling. But if you think that reporting her is cruel, mean and would cause upset and grief then that morality becomes relative. Which is ultimately more important to you? Supporting a dishonest friend by letting sleeping dogs lie? Or clearing your conscience by reporting the fraud, with all the inevitable consequences?

For the love of god.

Try harder.

Sometimes though their is grey area whereby that part time cash in hand money wouldnt be worth having without the job seekers allowance.

I wish I could work out how to claim benefits and still have other money and live a cuhsy life, instead I work part time for £2 less per month.

Oh and if she is your friend even though it is wrong I dont think you should tell.

maybe she's told you all this to test your friendship.....

how does she manage a cash in hand job with all the signing on/jobseeking?

WHAT THE JEFF?

poor attempt

Molly - do you want your own personal benefit Thread or something.

You opined on this subject on the OTHER benefot thread in active convos, batting for t'other side.

Mollydoggerson Wed 28-Jul-10 12:34:38
For all the people who are saying don't report (and worse), are you benefit fraudsters yourselves?

Don't say you have had a moral epiphany and change of heart in 3 hours?

Maybe they have the same friend...

report her

All of the above is true. I started a new thread as I didn't want to derail the other.

At any rate I am considering the morality of my friends choices and my own. It was just a coincidence the other brenefit fraud thread came up.

I posted as I was interested to see the views of those who passionately disagree with reporting in the absence of concrete proof. I was wondering would they change their mind when there is concrete proof.

And I was interested in others views as well.

So no need to report. Thanks for the genuine responses.