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Man claims benefits for 36 children
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Originally posted by Andy2 View PostThey should have a check in the tax credit database
if number of children > 6
raise alarm
If they did that the whole benefits budget would be swallowed by investigations. I kid you not.
They only way an alarm like you describe is triggered is when the central register database field overflows. Normally, they just reset it to zero.
I suggest that this guy was caught because he was flaunting it.
Sheet, they're regularly catching OAPs claiming their long dead parents state pension. So you'd think they should have a check in the database
if age > number in guiness book of records
raise alarm
When they do checks by having a warm body stood at the Post Office checking people collecting pensions they actually save 5 times more than the cost of that persons wages for the month! And that is just by disuading people to collect, not actually catching anyone.
IIRC there are 4 times as many pensions paid out as real pensioners who claim the state pension...Insanity: repeating the same actions, but expecting different results.
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So he gets away with nearly £80k but only gets 13 months. With early release he'll probaby be out in 5.Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
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Originally posted by TonyEnglish View PostSo he gets away with nearly £80k but only gets 13 months. With early release he'll probaby be out in 5.Comment
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Originally posted by Andy2 View Postnot bad , £80k for 5 months prison"Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny. "
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Originally posted by zeitghostThere's swings & roundabouts, swings and roundabouts...
wise
factually accurate
socially acceptable
politically correct even
but WTF are you on about?
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