aww well done molly. i had my IUC this morning and it went better than expected. turns out although i declared my hubby working i under declared alot so i apologised too and said it was an oversight by me and not done intentionally. i felt i was doing the right thing but should have really been certain on hubby's hours. they accepted that judgement i think and have put i didn't fully declare so i hope it can be settled quickly or amicably. What does the conditional discharge entail and what does that now mean do u get a criminal record etc .. well done once again.

please can some one advise me it's tomorrow :_0(

Do you get child tax credit along with working tax credits????

also had another thought today. my husbands mum died in feb and we were denied a funeral grant, would that be because of a case they were trying to make against us? they had him as working on their systems? we appealed it and got a measly £400!!!!!! just a thought. Booty xx

i have a post up and running at the moment and i'd like to thank you for putting my mind at ease a bit. it's nice to know that somewhere out there are people who get stupid IUC's for nothing like mine seems. Sammie xx

that's the thing with this site i've found. the horror stories have really affected me, although i feel i did everything possible that i could have. all i can suggest is we stop reading them. someone said on an earlier post don't worry until you know the facts. i'd say your case is pretty much over and done with if u never had a IUC.

i do luckily remember the name of the advisor because she cocked up with me a couple of times over the last year and was verbally cautioned in front of me! i went on a course last yr through CAB's workabiity plus and this advisor who i had been with for a while told me bacause im ding the course through them i can come sign on after the course instead of my usual time which is 11am. when i turned up some woman chewing a wasp lol had a right go at her in front of me made her feel small and i felt guilty for getting her in trouble and it was the same woman who advised me about not having to declare upto a certain amount of hours. don't remember date or anything but surely it would be on my forms etc who i saw if that confirms she was my advisor at that point.

Hi everyone i'm new to this but i have an IUC on wednesday for suspected benefit fraud. it said on the letter it was about my husbands employment. i rang the fraud services dept and when she told me what it was about i flipped!! My partner worked for an agency last year for a reputable company as part time. for 2 weeks (possibly 1-2 more i can't really remember) he worked 8-3 mon-fri. then after that the company were moving to birmingham so he was let go. i declared it with my advisor at the JC and even remember her name and signed some documents. then the next time i signed on i told her he was no longer working for them and she said that's fine don't worry about it. the next few months after that he did the odd day as they requested my husband personally, so when i went in i declared that he had done such a such days with them and she said because it was under a certain amount of hours it didn't need declaring. now 1year later i get this letter. Although i know i did as i needed too i am frustrated that they are doing this for no reason. I'm constantly worrying that they will find some stupid excuse and turn things around from reading alot of the posts on here (made me worse TBH). i did voluntary work beginning of this year and spoke to my advisor about it and done everything necessary for that and what if they bring that up OMG lol. I have never been in trouble with the police etc and am not sure how to cope with this situation i know i will feel very vunrable in. I'm starting college in 2 weeks and was going to sign off anyway as i want to be a nurse but i feel if they twist things round i could get a prison sentence or criminal record of fraud which will in turn effect my future career. I'm so frightened and already feel a victim. i have 2 kids and am scared at how i will be able to feed them etc and pay bills blah blah blah. please can you give some advice i don't know what to do. Booty xx