sorry it's a bit long....
I had a letter from jobcentre plus informing me of notification of a vist. As I read on it said a query had arisen on my claim and that a customer compliance officer would be calling round to ensure my payments were correct. I was confused as to why anyone was calling at home to see me as I normally go to my local jobcentre every 6mths go over everything with them and thats that for another 6mths.
Date of my visit comes around.I let the officer in and he asks to see my bank details and rent agreement. I show him letters he wants to see,then he goes on to say that although he works for JCP any information we discused would be passed onto other sourcess
he started to reel off who would be informed when he mentions fraud investigations team
I ask him to repeat what he had said when he tells me that someone had made an allegation of fraud against me. He then asks me how long I've claimed as a single parent,I tell him a yr and half he asked the kids names and ages then asks if im seeing someone. I tell the officer that I was seeing someone but it wasnt a serious thing between us just the odd date here and there. Im then asked for his name so I tell the officer who then starts to flip through paper work only to turn round and say thats not the name he had on the paper. I give the name of another bloke I had been seeing again nothing serious,so the bloke looks down at the paper work confused then replies that wasnt the name he had infront of him either. The only other person I had been in a relationship with was my kids dad so I give his name (makes me sound like a right slapper all these blokes names I was reeling off lol) but agen the officer looks at me and replies that his name wasnt on the sheet of paper either
by this time Im totally confused as I had told him the names of the blokes I had seen. Im then told the name of the person I was meant to have been seeing and it was the first and middle name of my kids dad but the last name didnt match. He reads from the sheet that I was in a relationship with this person and I was seen out shopping with them many times, I correct the officer by saying he obviously had the last name mixed up as my kids dad did often get called this last name if saying his name over the phone. He then points out that Im having another baby and was it with my ex (kids dad) I inform him that it is my ex's baby (but please dont judge me on being single n preggy with another baby)the officer then starts to question if my ex is in regular contact with my kids,I reply that they stay with him every weekend and that he takes them to and from school every day for me,and because im at the end of my pregnancy he does take me shopping (im told there is nothing wrong with me doing that with my ex) Im then asked if he ever stays over I reply that he has only ever stayed twice to look after the kids (and me) when i was told I needed to have bed rest after Dr's thought I was having a miscarage but that he's never stayed since. I was then told that my ex wasnt allowed to stay over at all unless I informed JCP,and if his car was outside my house for longer than an hour it would be concidered that we were living together as a couple,and that the same applied for christmas (as it's drawing near) that he wouldnt be allowed to stay longer than an hr....because if survailance is carried out against me and his car is here I can get into trouble for it???? I then went onto ask if that applied for any male visitor to my house and he replied "yes" OMG
so im basically not allowed to have a social life as far as these ppl are concerned??? He pulled out some paper work and informed me that he would write down that the allegations made against me were untrue. I was asked to sign the statement.
Then as he's about to leave he asks (I felt)to try put idea's into my head by saying "so are u 100% sure your ex doesn't stay and your not in a relationship with him? because you know xmas is just around the corner,and the extra cash would come in handy for when the baby comes along as you might struggle" I then informed him that me and my ex had split for a very short time before but as soon as we got back together I ended my claim and did every thing the right way. I was then given the number of my local JCP office and told that the paper work would stay with him for the next 4wks before being passed back to the fraud investigations team who would then be carrying out survailance against me.
What I want to know is,is there any truth in what the officer said about my ex only being allowed to stay here for an hour? 