Tax credit help please!!!!

[Chantelle92]

Just looking for advice really. I have recieved a letter from hmrc saying they have information my ex partner may be living at my address. They have asked for utility bills and bank statements etc which i am happy to provide. My ex was using my address for postal reasons as he has no fixed abode or somewhere safe for his letters to go. He is my sons father and we get on even when we broke up so i was happy for him to continue doing this as none of his bills were sent here and not many letters here either. Only thing im worried about is one month he used my bank for his wages to be paid into. I was takiny child support from it then putting whatever was left over back into his account. He used mine as he was over drawn on his account so didnt want them to take all the money. I didnt think this would be a problem. Hes never lived at mine as we was never in a stable relationship. He has no fixed address for me to provide for hmrc so im worried they wont belive me and will cancel my tax credits. I cant live on jist my work wages 500 a month as this doesnt cover all my bills let alone food or anythint and i have two children. Im so worriee and feeling sick i cant stop thinking about it. If they think i need to pay money back il be happy to do so but i just dont want my tax credits to be ended because they think im not living as a single parent when i infact am! Please help!

You can't look like you're financially linked to claim as a single parent. Letting him use your bank account was daft. How often has he done this?

You need to completely split from your ex. No letters, no use of bank accounts... Nothing. Him not having a fixed address or being overdrawn is not your problem.

He only used it a few weeks. Wasnt continous. And this was last year.. i sometimes use my mums account or address so i didnt think using someones address for postal reasons was a problem :(

My tenacy is in my name, all bills in my name and paid in my account. Council tax in my name as single claim. None of his bills are in my name or address and no letters for him actually come to my address i think he just used it for somewhere for them to go if they ever needed to contact him. How else can i prove he doesnt live here

It's not me you have to convince OP.

Get all your paper work that they want and highlight what you want to expliant. They can get access to all your accounts anyway 'i think. Just make sure he's not financially linked in any way to your address

*explain

Thank you. Just wanted to see if anyone had same experience & what the outcome was

It’s going to be very difficult for you to prove you’re single OP. You need to send what you have, explain the circumstances and hope for the best.

Cut all links now

This is the thread you need OP:-

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/3259407-Tax-credit-check-letter-2018

If i send my last 3 month bank statements and council tax bills water bills etc do u think this would help? They have only asked for 3 months last year but if i also send most recent surely this can help? His not financially linked to my house as none of his bills are in my address think it was just his bank address..

I think you should send them what they ask for plus anything else you think will help prove your case plus possibly a letter of explanation.

Yes im going to send them everything theyve asked for and then il send the last 3 months recent bank statements and bills aswell hoping this will help my case. I will explain why he was using my address (postal reasons only) and why his wages were paid into my account for a few weeks. On the statements u can clearly see i was taking my childs matenience money and then taking the rest out or paying it back to his account so im hoping this will help me as im worried sick. Hes going to change all post in my address for me but unable to get an address for him as hes sleepiny with friends and family because he cant afford his own place. He doesnt even pay me matienence anymore :( was just looking for some hope on here as i cant stop thinking about it..