DWP Interview under caution

[tomtom256]

Basically as you have continued to be linked to that address and have continued to use the address for credit after the split, the DWP are looking at whether it was a fictitious desertion or a genuine separation.

 

Obviously some of the bills you state stayed in your name which you can explain to a degree.

 

In respect to your questions:-

 

1) Is this legal (my personal rights and family) - Yes it is, the DWP have powers to investigate reports of alleged benefit fraud and where evidence is obtained to show potential fraud an IUC and subsequent action is taken. This is called the Social Security Fraud Act.

 

2) Is visiting my parents legal - Yes this is legal as CPIA states that an investigator must follow all reasonable lines of inquiry to prove or disprove the alleged fraud, whether your parents want to provide invigoration though is up to them.

 

3) The issue is with me rather than my x partner why cant they deal with me? - As you are not the benefit claimant they cannot IUC you until they have spoken with the benefit claimant as you are not committing any offense as such.

 

4) I hold a professional position with a company and I fear that them asking or poking around could somewhat possibly lead me out of a job! - Again they have powers to approach an employer under EQ1 action, it doesn't state why they need the information, but it's not hard to figure out.

 

The investigator should write to you in due course and ask you for your side of the events so that a decision can then be made on any entitlement to benefit.

[tomtom256]

Seriously do not do any of this!

 

The DWP are fishing for evidence and their IUC teams do not understand benefit laws!

 

So.....

 

Stop think complain!

 

You providing them with more evidence they can twist outside of benefit laws/regulations.......

 

What are you going on about.

 

IUC teams? They are trained investigators that have to meet the same investigation standards and prosecution threshold as the police. The Crown Prosecution Service deal with the prosecutions and if they are not up to standard they get kicked back.

 

All investigators have to adhere to PACE and CPIA to name a few and breach of this would make any investigation null and void.

 

I am not sure where you get your information from but they are fully trained in benefit rules and legislation and each case will be sent to a decision maker before going any further after an IUC. As for providing them with more evidence, if they haven't already got what they are querying then they should not have interviewed.