UK Benefit Fraud - New Spanish Hotline
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UK Benefit Fraud - New Spanish Hotline
Apparently this is starting in the Alicante area and if successful will spread to the rest of Spain.
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I too have heard of people subletting Council houses, people still claiming Housing Benefit for a UK house and claiming Child Benefit.
BUT please bear in mind that there are some Benefits that can be legitimately claimed in Spain. Apart from State Retirement Pension, there is Incapacity Benefit, Disability Living Allowance (Care Element) - I think you have to have been claiming IB or DLA BEFORE leaving the UK and then they can continue so long as you meet the criteria - and I think Bereavement Allowance. There may be more.
So just because someone is on a State Benefit, they are not automatically on the fiddle.
But yes, the ones abusing the system with Housing Benefit etc - get 'em sorted!!
BUT please bear in mind that there are some Benefits that can be legitimately claimed in Spain. Apart from State Retirement Pension, there is Incapacity Benefit, Disability Living Allowance (Care Element) - I think you have to have been claiming IB or DLA BEFORE leaving the UK and then they can continue so long as you meet the criteria - and I think Bereavement Allowance. There may be more.
So just because someone is on a State Benefit, they are not automatically on the fiddle.
But yes, the ones abusing the system with Housing Benefit etc - get 'em sorted!!
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Re: UK Benefit Fraud - New Spanish Hotline
im wondering why would any one worry if anyone is claiming and living here.what buisness is it yours.after all you have left england so realy its no consern of yours now.
so come on every one.reasons why you feel like that.or reasons why you dont give a monkeys.
so come on every one.reasons why you feel like that.or reasons why you dont give a monkeys.
Last edited by betris; Sep 26th 2008 at 3:18 pm.
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ALL money paid out by the Social comes from tax payers.
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there lot scam the uk Social not just brits but see here aswell
real piss me off see it happen here and all over the Eu
ireland is the worst with immigrants
real piss me off see it happen here and all over the Eu
ireland is the worst with immigrants
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I still have interests and family in the U.K so I dont want to see it made worse by thieving scum,social security scroungers drain the economy by a incredible amount every year ,round em up and bang em up in my view.
ALL money paid out by the Social comes from tax payers.
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ALL money paid out by the Social comes from tax payers.
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You will then have to pay for their food,clothes, accomodation and whatever mod cons they may require.
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I too have heard of people subletting Council houses, people still claiming Housing Benefit for a UK house and claiming Child Benefit.
BUT please bear in mind that there are some Benefits that can be legitimately claimed in Spain. Apart from State Retirement Pension, there is Incapacity Benefit, Disability Living Allowance (Care Element) - I think you have to have been claiming IB or DLA BEFORE leaving the UK and then they can continue so long as you meet the criteria - and I think Bereavement Allowance. There may be more.
So just because someone is on a State Benefit, they are not automatically on the fiddle.
But yes, the ones abusing the system with Housing Benefit etc - get 'em sorted!!
BUT please bear in mind that there are some Benefits that can be legitimately claimed in Spain. Apart from State Retirement Pension, there is Incapacity Benefit, Disability Living Allowance (Care Element) - I think you have to have been claiming IB or DLA BEFORE leaving the UK and then they can continue so long as you meet the criteria - and I think Bereavement Allowance. There may be more.
So just because someone is on a State Benefit, they are not automatically on the fiddle.
But yes, the ones abusing the system with Housing Benefit etc - get 'em sorted!!
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Re: UK Benefit Fraud - New Spanish Hotline
I know of people who are claiming child benefit, but have been here over 3 years, also people who keep a UK adress, even though it is that of a relative, so they can keep getting other benefits which would be stopped if the authorities were aware they lived permanently in Spain.
Last edited by betris; Sep 26th 2008 at 4:35 pm.
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Sorry I dont agree with you. Why should the British taxpayer support people who are living their dream in the sun. I would be totally miffed if my contributions were being paid to people who had no right to it. There are a lot of poor working people in the UK, and the benefit should not be used to look after the people who have not opted to stay there. I am not talking about disability benefits and widows pension and the like. Income support is not a right, it is to help people through a sticky patch not to fund sangria and tapas in Spain. If I knew of such goings on, especially if they had a council house, which could be used by a family in genuine need in the UK, I might even consider blowing them up myself.
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I don't agree with people getting benefits they are not entitled to whether they are here or the UK.
It is funded by the taxpayer - i.e. you and me and therefore to claim something you are not entitled to is theft.
I am all for people claiming what they ARE entitled to - my husband gets Incapacity Benefit as well as his Teachers' Pension - AND still pays tax in the UK- but to tell lies to get something you are not entitled to is fraud, pure and simple.
It is funded by the taxpayer - i.e. you and me and therefore to claim something you are not entitled to is theft.
I am all for people claiming what they ARE entitled to - my husband gets Incapacity Benefit as well as his Teachers' Pension - AND still pays tax in the UK- but to tell lies to get something you are not entitled to is fraud, pure and simple.
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I don't agree with people getting benefits they are not entitled to whether they are here or the UK.
It is funded by the taxpayer - i.e. you and me and therefore to claim something you are not entitled to is theft.
I am all for people claiming what they ARE entitled to - my husband gets Incapacity Benefit as well as his Teachers' Pension - AND still pays tax in the UK- but to tell lies to get something you are not entitled to is fraud, pure and simple.
It is funded by the taxpayer - i.e. you and me and therefore to claim something you are not entitled to is theft.
I am all for people claiming what they ARE entitled to - my husband gets Incapacity Benefit as well as his Teachers' Pension - AND still pays tax in the UK- but to tell lies to get something you are not entitled to is fraud, pure and simple.
The country has not got enough money to pay for the genuine calimants because of the fraud. It is bad enough when they are in the UK and fiddling, but when they are living here that is just taking the p--s.
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Others coming from other countries seem to be able to get all the benefits, don't work - so what are they contributing?
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Just to keep the conversation going ... I have some sympathy with these claimers! They (the ones I know) have paid into the system for years yet have had to loose all benefits for moving abroad! They will still get stung for IHT - WHY?
Others coming from other countries seem to be able to get all the benefits, don't work - so what are they contributing?
Others coming from other countries seem to be able to get all the benefits, don't work - so what are they contributing?
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Re: UK Benefit Fraud - New Spanish Hotline
yes hitlers propergander said the same about the jews.you have troubles and its all there fault.so basicly you want to be one of those spys like franco had.spy on your fellow brits and report anything.