thank you for the reply, I am pretty sure that he has no fixed address, he stays at his mothers sometimes, so I assume he is not on any benefits or has any letters sent to him. I do not get any bank statements etc to this address, its just non labelled letters. I am so worried as I have worked so hard at college to get into uni and if I get prosecuted I may as well forget uni as I will never be able to get a job in what I want with any record. I try so hard to give my son everything he needs, I never wanted to be on benefits or to not work, but I have worked too hard to give up on my course now. I really don't know what to do, I have to ring them tomorrow but am afraid of what they may say

Can anyone help me.... I have been claiming single person tax credits for 18 months due to my sons dad leaving, I have been left in debt as well as a child to raise on my own. This has not been an issue in any way, you get along because you have to, I juggle college and day to day things because that's life. Up until i recieved a letter... I got a tax compliance letter, stating that I am claiming single person tax credits when there is another adult living here. There is not another adult living here, but I am now being asked to prove that there isn't, this isn't a problem as all bills, gas electric, tv license are all in my name, the problem is he is still on the tenancy agreement as no one was willing to rent to a single mother who is also a student, he agreed to say he was still living here in order to keep a roof over our heads. I don't get anything off my son's dad, he doesn't pay me anything and I don't ask him for anything, he comes when he wants, which isn't often and I let him stay if my son asks, this is only ever one night every so often. The big issue is that my ex still has post delivered here, in spite of me sending it back and asking him to let companies know that he is no longer here they still keep coming. I have asked him to stop the post but I can't make him can I!? Without opening the letters and seeing who they are from and calling them what else can I do except keep on sending them back? Please help me, I am sick with worry

Sorry to but in on your thread, but your problem seems similar to mine... I have been claiming single person tax credits for 18 months due to my sons dad leaving, I have been left in debt as well as a child to raise on my own. This has not been an issue in any way, you get along because you have to, I juggle college and day to day things because that's life. Up until i recieved a letter... I got a tax compliance letter, stating that I am claiming single person tax credits when there is another adult living here. There is not another adult living here, but I am now being asked to prove that there isn't, this isn't a problem as all bills, gas electric, tv license are all in my name, the problem is he is still on the tenancy agreement as no one was willing to rent to a single mother who is also a student, he agreed to say he was still living here in order to keep a roof over our heads. I don't get anything off my son's dad, he doesn't pay me anything and I don't ask him for anything, he comes when he wants, which isn't often and I let him stay if my son asks, this is only ever one night every so often. The big issue is that my ex still has post delivered here, in spite of me sending it back and asking him to let companies know that he is no longer here they still keep coming. I have asked him to stop the post but I can't make him can I!? Without opening the letters and seeing who they are from and calling them what else can I do except keep on sending them back? Please help me, I am sick with worry