Claiming Benefits Whilst Contracting - Allowed??

[Bagpuss]

We can't refuse to pay taxes that we think are immoral, so why should we not claim benefit were NOT entitled to, due to moral qualms?

Fixed that for you. Means testing doesn't imply it's OK if you hide your means.

[NotAllThere]

The point is that you are entitled to the benefits. The means tests in the UK do not take into account money owned by a company that you own.

It's only hiding your means if you hide money that's legally yours.

Three ways I can think of tackling this:

1. Do take into account the wealth of any company that you own, or part thereof.
2. Legislate so that it will be fraud to arrange your affairs in such a way that you are artificially entitled to benefits.
3. Appoint benefits officers who decide who is entitled to benefits, based on their own judgement of what's fair.

This last option is probably the one that Gordon and his Morons would favour. And would love to apply to the tax system as well.

[Stan.goodvibes]

because two wrongs dont make a right

But two Wrights make an aeroplane.

So does that mean that if I return to the UK from New Zealand next year I can go on the dole (I have a UK passport because I was born in the UK) while I hunt for a contract?

Is there a stand-down period? How much IS the dole these days?