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I have had a letter asking if I know a certain mr which is my children’s father and asked to sent them al kinds of documents too!

I also have a newborn to the same father as my first child

yes he sometimes has been staying at the property too to help child care when I’ve been working or away, BUT different rooms.

 

He has always paid every bill and mortgage on the property and my bank statements only show the child care payments for nursery and things like my phone bill and the car insurance which the car is in his name but we agreed I would keep it as I have the two children, him paying the bills is his way of “providing” for them which we also agreed.

 

He has since moved back in full time since having our new born in June and I’m worried sick about it all too? 

 

hmrc are asking about my tax credits and my claim as a single person due to having links of my children’s father traced at this address.

They want bank statements and mortgage utility bills etc from me however he pays for all these as a way of providing for his children.

 

We have since had a newborn in June so he is living at the property but this is about apr18-apr 19

 

what should I do I’m worried sick!

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I’m so worried though as partner is actually living at address and prettt much everything is registered here as we bought it together only thing that’s linked to his parents is his doctors things really, but how I don’t know what to say I don’t want to say the wrong thing as I think we should be claiming as a joint claim now since we got back together early April due to having a baby in June again

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I think I need to

 

I just feel if I phone they will still ask me to send the info and would not know where to start with it,

I know I’ve made error and will have to deal with consequences but I haven’t even told my partner the children’s father this he is going to go crazy!

 

It’s literally ruining my day to day life and it’s a case of them taking my word for what I say as I cannot prove he wasn’t living here when matter of fact he has been for most the time but because we’ve been on and off I’ve never known if we’re coming or going hence claiming tax credits despite him living here a lot over the 2018-2019 period

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Should I just phone and tell the truth long story short throughout the year when we argued he always threatened to leave and me knowing I couldn’t run the house on my own,

 

bills childcare and only working part time decided to take making the claim upon myself last year and always kept it running but he did always stay around every time he never actually left permanent or lived anywhere else,

 

giving his mums home address is just adding them into the mix and don’t want to involve them OR my partner if I don’t have to...

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Hi I have received a letter saying I owe £7.5k over payment for tax credits I have supposedly incorrectly received!

 

They sent a letter prior to this asking if I knew a certain male which is my children’s father.

 

He did not live at the property nor were we a couple at the time of my single claim, he would stay the odd time in the spare room for childcare matters, but this is all.

 

Ofherwise stayed at a friends but continued to pay bills at my house etc for the sake of that been his way providing for our child instead of going through csa etc.

 

How can they prove he is living here just because he has most things addressed to here however his doctors and possible work pension is at his mothers house where he has lived previous?

 

I am on maternity leave so how they expect me to repay I do not know!

 

He does not live here I am single and therefore right to claim as a single claim!

 

Any advise what step I could take next to get them to re look into it?

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Hi there,

 

he is their father and only stayed in the spare room at the time to look after our daughter if I needed him too... but how can I prove that’s all it was and no relationship?

 

He has since moved back in end of June to make another go of things with just having a new born and now received a letter saying I owe 7.5k, I was claiming single as I was single and have been up until June this year,

 

had he lived here 24/7 and been in a civil relationship with him then fair enough I would of made the change to the claim,

their word against mine I know but they can’t prove he lived here (yes by addresses been linked to mine but no other way) 

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I may have to, I’m now on maternity leave and my income is just over £600 with family allowance too. There’s no way I can afford to pay it back anytime soon. They said they had info my children’s father lives here, all because he hasn’t changed his addresses to anywhere else and I mentioned he pays a lot of the bills and mortgage as it’s his way of providing for the kids, I don’t get how they can just make that dexision for me and throw the overpayment in there too, it’s not like I can have it deducted off future tax credits, i just don’t know what to say or how to approach it and pretty worried really it’s a lot of money which I claimed been correctly entitled to. And all that triggers so ir was info on my children’s father living here 

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There basically saying I am no longer allowed the tax credits? And want every penny back paid since April 2018 as they have info my kids dad lived/ lives here and feel I don’t have a leg to stand on? His doctors is registered to his parents and I think his work info or some of it (pension) is linked to his parents too. I feel like they will just say unless I can prove he wasn’t living here (as he was and still is on mortgage and pays it) then I have to repay 

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By confirming new situation do you mean relationship wise or maternity leave? Any advice you have is much appreciated I definitely need to make the call. They aren’t really backing themselves up I just don’t know how I can continue ro claim since my children’s father moved back in June this year to make a go of things when I. Had our second baby on the 11th of the month 

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Brilliant thank you, his income is quite high so I think it may rule them all out of been restarted. I just don’t want them to question me to prove he didn’t live here from apr18/ to apr 19 as I cannot without them coming to physically be in the house and see his not here! So frustrating all because his stuff is all addressed here and he pays for stuff bills wise etc as he chose to do this to support the kids instead of csa etc. Hope I get someone half decent Monday morning and knows what’s what! I honestly don’t know where to begin with it all the letter is a dark cloud over me at the moment, will keep this posted come Monday thanks again 

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Thanks so much for that

 

I will take the advise above and go from there calling them in the morning,

I just can’t accept their decision at all it’s crazy especially with no explanation at all,

 

if they discuss a payment plan I won’t go into details how I’m going to repay it, as I personally should not have to as my claim was legit and all info I stated was correct

 

it’s madness they can just chuck that kind of debt to me.

If it does come to me having to pay it back and I lose a fighting battle I will literally be able to pay like £20 a month so it could take years,

 

thanks again and will post the outcome of my call tomorrow 

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We genuinely were not living together should we of been the tax credits would not of been required

 

I am fully against people claiming these when they are not entitled to!

It’s a pet hate of mine so would never cheat this way too,

 

can they take me to court if I appealed their current decision or is that a choice only I make if I appeal their second/ final decision they send out?

 

It’s ridiculous how they can be doing this but most of his info is addressed to here!

With him coming to visit the children he always just collected it hence why he never bothered to change his address,

 

how do I get hold of an sar form?

As you can tell I’m so new to all this! 

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Thank you everyone,

I deffo am worrying it’s effecting day to day life (daft I know) but this 7.5k debt is hanging over me i have never been in debt before and can just about live off my wage been only parting (currently on maternity leave)

 

I will follow all steps above and get the ball rolling for this, as for proof of another address this is a tough one as just his doctors is addressed there still, which he has had appointments there when not living at my property, otherwise his always stayed at mainly a family friends and gave him cash rent, so again no proof of him living there and not here.

 

It will just show as cash transaction each month, my partner has no clue about any of this and how it works as it was me needing to do the single claim having the kids live here.

 

He wouldn’t allow me to take the mortgage on or bills as he knew I would struggle money wise so he insisted on keeping the payments up for me as a way of providing for his young family (the children not me) 

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His now been moved into the house with us since end of June when we had our second baby, we’re now making a go of things and trying to form family life since the arrival of the new norm so he is my partner, but ex previously of last year and the first half of this 

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Hi.

No they aren’t taking it any further they’ve said because my partner (Ex at the time) never changed any of his addresses except his doctors, that I do not have enough proof to prove my single claim which is ridiculous!

 

It’s now costing me £10.5k in debt for this silly little mistake of not changing his address, but he would visit my daughter several times a week and collect his mail so never seen the issue?! 

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Hi,

 

as I could only provide my partners doctors address to show him living at another address this was not enough.

I battled it out back and fourth and they said because down on paper he's at the adddress then that’s it I’ve no leg to stand on!

 

Now paying £10k back over 17 years as can only afford £15 a month...it’s a joke their word against mine,

had I known he had to change his address to prevent this I would of got him to do so.

 

He sees the children regularly so always handed over his mail there and then and remained civil about it!

Fuming with the outcome I now have debt for something innocent that I was entitled to claim! 

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Oh bless you, I at the time just had a newborn too he was born in June when it all started,

they never mentioned any penalties but I have received a letter in November about what to do to go down the tribunal route but had nothing since so not sure if that’s it done or what,

 

I’m just not going to ring or promt anything,

no matter what I told them they were having none of it,

 

is yours about money for child care but they haven’t been going?

It’s such a worry isn’t it I can’t explain the stress it’s caused me.

 

I just had nothing else to give them the minimal I did they weren’t interested and never changed their decision x

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As crazy as it seems, if you have no proof of anything if they are to ask, honesty is the best policy.

They threw 3k worth of debt my way and then decided to quiz about the previous year too which was £7k as it was a full years worth,

 

just be upfront and off load they will hear you out,

they will only make you pay it back at what you can afford as I’m on maternity I offered them £15 maximum,

 

it’s an absolute joke to be honest and I think they picked us up due to newborns as I added my little boy onto my child benefit which every family gets...

 

I feel so angry as I lived without my partner hence the single claim.

Is there much debt to pay on your letter? X

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