thank you i wondered if they would have made an example of me im happy to finally let go of the stress and worry.

yes i did wonder whether or not to appeal but don't have any idea how to go about it. to be honest i dont want any more stress for something that i didnt think i was doing wrong

well another update on Friday i received a letter from the social security agency to say that they would not be prosecuting me. im so glad because as i stated before i didn't think i was doing wrong. Obviously i will keep replaying the overpayment and will hopefully never be in this situation again. thank you for all advice and reply

just wanted to update you all and ask for a little more advice. i got a overpayment letter from income support saying i owe them £2300, the housing benefit has worked out to about the same amount. im paying both off monthly at £40 each a month. i have applied for a job in the healthcare section. on the form it wants to know if i have been cautioned or charged with anything. am i right in putting down the caution? i cant really say i have been charged if i haven't been to court? Also how long is it before you find out about if your going to court or not? they made their decision back in march that i wasnt entitled to it. thank you

thank you, theres so much to do and so much going on that im getting easily confused. im going to the advice shop today will speak to them about the things you have told me thank you

i dont understand what you mean Daniella?

yep everything was registered there, as i said he hadnt properly moved in with me we where just trying to make a go of things slowly, now we have been forced together (could work out ok). the only thing he used my address for was a couple of application forms where he had always put c/o but didnt on one of them and thats what they brought me in on. they havent called for him at all (i dont know if they would have?)

thanks im not sure how to put that in writing but i will try and see someone in the advice center tomorrow and explain what you have said, maybe they can help me word it thank you for taking the time to explain to me

sorry what is CIS? im not sure what that means, but since i used the same office as him i would have thought they would have looked at that :/ prob not though so i will ask them that. would i have to provide anything else? so the overpayment could be less? possibly from October instead of July? i know i was stupid and naive, i suppose ill know better for if there's ever a next time (here`s hoping i will not be back on benefits ever again)

his mum doesnt claim anything from anywhere. she lives with his dad and they own their house so he was in their spare room :/

yep got the post tonight and there was the letter from HB wanting "partners income details from 1st july 2012 i.e five conssecutiveweekly or two monthly payslips whichever is applicable and also copies of three months banks statements and any other income applicable" However he was not working form July 2012 until October 2012 so im not sure what to do there. im sure his bank statements would show he was on JSA at the time. the letter that i am talking about with the wrong date on is from the debt center stating that i owe £2393.71. it says the period of overpayment is from 01/07/2012 - 21/02/2013. thats a whole month out (it was 21/03/2013) As fo appealing im not sure i have time left the original letter that states i was reassessed as found living with him has been dated the 28/03/2013 im so confused as to what i appeal, what i should pay, what i should submit

thanks jabba i received a letter at the beginning of the week telling me how much i owe the income support, although their date is wrong - housing beneft has not even started yet :/ i take it this is the next step in the system. if it goes to court (which it prob will ) is it two separate cases or does the HB and IS get put together.?

thanks, he wasn't living with me, he was at his mums so his bank statements, tax, work related matters all went there, he doesn't have a rent tenancy because obviously its his mums house so he would have just paid her. i dont know what to do i did admit that he was here more often then not,i just didnt class him as living with me im just so stressed and upset at the whole thought, i never thought i was doing anything wrong. is it me that appeals or is it the solicitor. am i amble to appeal even though i said yes he was with me? what do you mean by the 3 months warning abc? do you mean the 3 months after the IUC berfore the letter? i had spoke to CAB and they said i would be fine i wasnt doing anything wrong and that i was aloud to have a relationship whilst on benefits. shame it doesn't seem to be the case

thank you honey bee

in December i was called in for a IUC regarding income support and h/b. i went with a lawyer who told me to tell the truth. so i went in and it was in regards to a partner living with me (kids father). i agreed that he had maybe stayed more then what he should have (since july 2012) but i didn't class him as living with me as i received no money for bills, food etc, a nd we where trying very hard to start over again. they told me that didnt matter and even if a family member stayed with me for 1 night i should tell them :o There evidence was a copy of my daughters birth certificate, an application form he had filled out (which had my address on it but he hadn't put c/o) and his Facebook account where he had listed me as his partner and my sister as his sister in law (this was done about6 years ago and he never changed it) at the end of the interview i was told i either moved him in or kicked him out. he was never living here to begin with so i didn't think anything of it and carried on my usual business. on march the 23rd i received a letter that said all my money was being stopped (as from 21/03/13) as i had been found to be living with a partner. this stressed me out and made me feel so sick that i couldnt eat, sleep or properly function. i was scared that he couldnt come round and in the end i told him he either moves in with me and we just try with everything we have or he leaves completely. he then moved in officially from the 29th march (good Friday - i figured that was a good sign). i went to see a new solicitor and he said we should fight against this as he wasn't living with me but to be honest i cant be bothered anymore. its making me ill. i would much rather just pay it back if thats what i have to do. the solicitor has sent me a contract that says he charges £100 an hour theres no way i can afford that. so where do i go from here? is there any point in fighting it? whats the chances of phoning the social and asking if i can repay back without the unnecessary need for court? thanks for looking and hopefully advising me, you all seem like a helpful bunch going by other posters problems