How to actually get authorities to take action on benefit frauds

[Hattieandcake]

Examples reported and nothing done -

• someone taking cash in hand for dogs - evidence sent online of cash only sales and also including social media showing lifestyle and purchase
• someone who is lying that they are single having a partner living at their government address with ring footage available that they live their permanently - also taking cash in hand jobs - evident on footage
• someone putting their SAHM wife on payroll to reduce income claimed - no work done for the business

These are only 2 of many and nothing is done, I am sick to death of it.

How do you know so many people doing this?

I don’t know anyone in real life committing benefit fraud. Obviously they might secretly be doing it, but I don’t know. You seem a little over-invested in what everyone around you is doing.

Of course! The OP must know more about the situation, other than being paid in cash, to report it.

Would some fresh air or a hobby make you less depressed?

How do you know they’re still doing it? You don’t see their tax returns

Newsflash- sometimes people style it out rather than tell you they’ve been lifted by the revenue

and I have experience of this as FIL used to tell the revenue MIL was his”secretary” got caught but would still tell anyone that was the arrangement if it came up as no way would he tell anyone the got caught.

Tbh, I get more upset about tax evasion by billionaires. Which by the way costs tax payers more than fraudulent benefit claimants ever will.

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I know people who are claiming benefits whilst claiming to be single parents . Their rent and bills are paid for by the tax payer and inevitably they are much better off than struggling working parents.
Very unfair

I doubt she does tbh.

So you don’t know ‘anyone’ that can work but chooses not to and claims UC instead?

That’s fraud!

Unsure of the need for this sarcastic post

well that’s not exactly unusual. I don’t even know anyone who claims UC

UC covers several benefits.

If someone is unfit for work, they will have been assessed and deemed so by the DWP. Not some randomer on MN.

You’ve lived a privileged life. Lucky you!

I clearly said CAN work but chooses not too.

That’s fraud!

My issue is working parents have to have the stress of day to day working life and juggling children paying for childcare and get no thanks. It’s not right.

Yes - but due to working all hours don’t get the chance unlike those who are fraudulent ….

No I don’t ask people if they are on UC so I wouldn’t know if anyone around me is on UC.

You are shouting a lot, do you agree with benefit fraud

No I don’t suppose I would know either if family members weren’t claiming.

Illegal to sell dogs and breed without a license isn't it? Not that they do anything about it, but you can tell the council. E.Health I think are in charge of that bit.

How do you know they can work?
If they have been assessed as fit for work, then they will be under pressure from the Job Centre to apply for work, or they will get their money stopped.

JFC😵‍💫

They walk among us

Anyone who thinks it is no one else’s business has to be quite thick

@ChefsKisser according to Mumsnet it never happens & if it does it’s ok because big businesses don’t pay enough taxes. So we should just accept that people get as much in benefits for doing no work as someone who works & juggles childcare etc. It should always be just a safety net rather than a lifestyle choice.

Spot the fellow benefit cheat. 😕

Or another person defrauding us all.