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Feel quite guilty typing this, but I feel something needs to be said but I just do not know how

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willowash · 03/03/2014 15:28

My best friend is committing benefit fraud, she has a partner also lives with him but claims to be living with her mother as best friend is on the top of the waiting list for a house. They have 4 kids and 1 on the way, neither of them work and oldest dd has just been diagnosed with adhd. I am with my friend almost everyday we are very close so am close to her children. Her kids are lovely, really polite but obviously push boundaries as most kids do, oldest dd does have some concentration issues but is also dumped in front of the ps3 for hours at a time, I feel like my friend does nothing to help her. They are always stuck in the house despite living opposite a park, etc I have offered to help make things like a routine chart to help her dd but she is not interested. My friend is currently filling out a form for dla for her oldest, and another for herself. I'm not here to bash benefit claimants at all, I'm fully aware there are a lot of people who need them but how do I talk to my friend and make her aware of how her parenting is not helping her children. My friends other kids run riot all day long when not at school, my friend is lovely but I do believe she is wrong on so many things but I have no idea how to phase it all, she has been saying how much money she should get and will buy this an that but it's nothing for her dc. I know I probably should keep out of it all but I don't want my friend to get in trouble re benefit fraud, I can't believe the decisions she is making. I'm lucky enough to be a stay at home mum as my dc are still very young and I'm not the perfect parent but I know if one of my dc had issues I would try to help as much as possible. Sorry this is so long hopefully someone has advice for me, even if it is to keep my nose out?? it's so hard when it's someone you are close too

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KatieScarlett2833 · 03/03/2014 18:22

DLA is an individual benefit so if parent and child qualify in their own right, they are both entitled. Called PIP now for new claimants.

PlentyOfPubeGardens · 03/03/2014 18:27

That's what I thought Katie. That's a point, if she's reported she couldn't get back on DLA, even if she was innocent, she'd have to apply for PIP.

fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 03/03/2014 18:29

Yes if you get DLA as a carer for a child you cant claim it for yourself. Or so I have been told by many people.

fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 03/03/2014 18:31

Happy to be proved wrong and too tired to investigate further today.

KatieScarlett2833 · 03/03/2014 18:40

You can Fanjo, honest Wink

fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 03/03/2014 18:44

Ok fair enough.

My brain is tired.

I should just avoid threads about benefits and go and have a nice cup of tea.

KatieScarlett2833 · 03/03/2014 18:48

I usually avoid but the thread title didn't have a klaxon Grin

Creamycoolerwithcream · 03/03/2014 19:00

A whole family can claim DLA/PIP if they are entitled to it. Someone who is on can also be a carer and receive carers allowance.

fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 03/03/2014 19:05

Fair enough.

The whole thing about them getting everything under the sun and getting a free car for having a bit of a bad back and aiming for a council house jut seemed somewhat over egged.

Am not an expert on DLA though so as I said..am happy to be proved wrong on that one.

prettyowl · 03/03/2014 23:03

I get DLA for myself and my DS, we both get HRC so quite high level of needs. I get carers allowance as well for my DS. There's a complication if you claim ESA as I think you can't get CA with ESA, but no problem getting DLA and CA. The DWP recognise that you can be disabled as well as be able to meet another person's care needs.

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