A letter from HMRC or concentrix part 8

[Morgani97]

Have you received a letter from HMRC or Concentrix? This is part 8 now. Have you had the dreaded letter demandeing evidence you live alone? Hopefully we can support each other and try and make sense of it all.

We usually treat ourselves too. I got paid last friday so I know all my big bills are paid, it's just getting through the weeks while they decide with the little bit I tried to save. I rely on tax credits for my groceries each week as the job I have now is very low paid. I clean for 20hrs a week for just over £6000 a year.

Same, tax credits feeds me and my kids each week.
I've just been on Facebook and seen atleast 3 people who I know do not work writing status' about going out tonight. Why do we bother working hard on underpaid jobs to be accused of things. I do it to show my kids they have to work and if they want things they must work for it. Ironic when I am working for it but can't afford anything

This system is awful!
Massive hugs to everyone.

Agree with you Mumfairy

It's not good being made to feel like we've done something wrong for working,I see people who come into my work every day who I know aren't working,I hear them talk about their nights out n what they're going to buy to wear etc,I work and I can't afford luxuries. I was lucky I won my appeal but I still worry about it happening again.

I can't say I've had the same experience. When I was unemployed I had to scrimp by while being intimidated by jobcentre staff. Family members have had to use food banks too. I'm guessing these people who appear to have the money to live it up are either doing something illegal or have massive amounts of credit and debt.

Hi all... I'm still waiting on my decision. Got letter 16th Dec saying another person linked to my address! Found out it was my neighbour and my landlady. Neighbour lives seperate house same number I'm (a) and my landlady lives in the same house as me as I rent 2 rooms off her for myself and my son a excluded occupiers. Sent off all I could to them, I don't pay bills as I don't have any apart from phones for me and son. Still waiting now... Keep phoning them to hear more lies. And got my MP involved but still waitin

Kahoones,have you heard back from them yet? What did your mp say? Honestly these bloody people haven't a clue what they're doing and are clearly clutching at straws again x

Hi,
No not heard yet. MP is not happy and have chased it up again and escalated it to the HMRC for it to be sorted quicker! They are idiots to be honest so fed up with feeling stressed and talking to rude concentrix people every time I phone

I put in a claim for tax credits on 10th January after my husband died. They wrote to me this week asking for proof of childcare costs. My childcare provider has written up a detailed statement of how much I pay etc so I have it ready to post tomorrow. Does anyone have any idea how long it will take to process and will it be back dated to when I first sent the form off when DH died? I'm borrowing money off my sister to do the weekly shop this week!

Ive tried calling hmrc but was left on hold for 30 mins! 😭

So sorry MamaTee ....

I too am waiting to hear back after providing proof of childcare costs, I have no idea how long it takes

Complete nightmare & worry

Just to let you know that if any of you have facebook there's a group on there called concentrix mums please join if you can I'm on admin and so is another lady who has been on this thread x x

I've already had a single person review and.today got a letter because I'm self employed..thus time from HMRC pre warninge that they are conducting checks on self employed as well now. so I guess I'll be subject to that too. feels like a witch.hunt.

Yes your get another letter about month from the date of that one, I got mine 2 days before Christmas and then a letter demanding more info a couple of weeks back. All they are doing is creating another massive backlog and causing people who work for themselves loads of stress I worked out between Concentrix last May and HMRC I've lost about a weeks earnings spending time writing letters, filling in forms and printing documents and doing accounts.

Oh wow Hawaii! I'm self employed too and have only recently had my single person case closed .... Guessing I should sit tight and wait for my self employed/childcare investigations to start

JE yep my was closed in November and off we go again. It feels like a hunt or a game to see who they can catch out. It was a pre warning letter but I'm sure I'll have the next one. so annoying. I'm back tracking now and reproducing invoices etc. They will.not win lol

It would seem like a bit of a witch hunt wouldn't it! More fool us for having children and having the nerve to work! 😳

Yes and they don't like self employed s we don't fit the 'boxes'. what do you do? I'm a dog home boarder and dog walker//pet visiter.

I'm have a small salon - barely breaking even most weeks but making rent 😊

Seems to be an influx of letters received today!

Hoping I am one of them

meatliqour I read that on concentrix mums,all good news too so fingers crossed for you and everyone else x

Did anyone else get that letter last year saying that the repayment of overpayments would increase? After a Concentrix review I had an overpayment as I wasn't always working over 30hrs a week which I can't argue against, my own fault.
This week, with no warning other than that vaguely worded letter in November my TCs have been cut by another £26 a week. I phoned and they are sending my claim to be reviewed again to see if they can reduce the repayment. I have low expectations this will happen.

Still no letter for me

Aargh - I've received a letter saying 'We have information that there is another person linked to you or your address.'

My husband and I separated in June and he moved out. In August I made a claim as a single person with a baby. We are now in the process of mediation to agree a financial settlement. In the meantime he has still been paying into our joint account to cover the mortgage and bills.

Some of the bills are in my name only but some (inc the mortgage) are still in joint names. With a small baby and returning to work (not to mention the shock of finding out my husband of 8 years had an affair and was leaving me) changing this admin stuff over didn't seem like a priority.

Since receiving the letter I've changed the bills and mortgage to my name, and will be closing the joint account this week. I've asked ex to pay the money into my own account instead and I will pay out everything from there. The plan is that he will keep paying an agreed maintenance amount.

I believe that maintenance is not counted as income for TC purposes. Realistically, in the ongoing negotiations with the mediator, I cannot agree to him stopping/reducing the payments until I know my TC will be OK. It's a catch-22. I see lonewolf is in a similar situation.

How can Concentrix distinguish between a contribution to the household (abeit one he is no longer part of) and child/spousal maintenance? We have nothing drawn up on paper yet, but as I say, I can't agree to anything with ex until TCs are confirmed as safe.

Any advice?