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While I partially agree with this point, the OP said that this person was boasting about the situation and saying she wouldnt even consider looking for work as the benefits were too good.
I dont think that as a society we should be reporting people just because we see them living a certain lifestyle and we are making assumptions, but the reality is that if someone is boasting about their fraud they deserve to be reported.
link?We only had a case in the papers in the last couple of weeks.
welfare can be bullies too and can be dealt with by complaining to Ombudsman. I would not take any abuse from them.I know a couple of stories myself where the person was doing nothing wrong and had a terrible time dealing with social welfare.
Charlie O Connor Speaking at the joint commitee of social welfare 10-june-2009. I am interested in the reference in the excellent presentation to the number of reports of suspected fraud from members of the public. The figures are incredible - an increase of over 700%. It was pointed out in the presentation - I presume accurately - that a significant number of those reports were found to have no basis. Is there any way the Department can give the public a message about this kind of busybody activity? I presume the number of reports is so high because people want to wind up neighbours or are upset about progress neighbours are making. Have the Department or other agencies a view on how this can be better controlled? I am sure much staff time and resources are wasted on checking these spurious reports
Yet another potential Mastermind finalistWhat good is the FOI if your neighbour sends in an anonomyous letter to SW ...
I dunno, but this IMHO is a rant, off-topic and irrelevant....
Where is all this going to end .
So if your neighbour is 'boasting ' does it justify reporting ...
- If you suspect your neighbour has no dog licence for dog , should you report.
- If you suspect your neighours car tax is out of date , should you report.
- If you suspect your neighbour have no tv licence , should you report.
- If your neighbour is driving on L plates , should you report
- If your neighbour has Sky Movies ' for free , should you report
Fair play to you, and no-one else seems to begrudge people their just entitlements either. The thread topic is a question posed by OP about a specific set of circumstances, apparently "social welfare abuse" or fraud which is a criminal matter - do you have an opinion on that?... ps. I have never drawn SW in my lifetime , so far and dont be-grudge my neighbours either.
The thread topic is a question posed by OP about a specific set of circumstances, apparently "social welfare abuse" or fraud which is a criminal matter - do you have an opinion on that?
Well I do.no opinion on criminal matters .
I cannot fathom out people interfering in other people's lives.
Social welfare frauds are interfering in YOUR life, your taxes wouldnt be so high if the SW bill wasnt so high.
If my neighbour has no dog licence or no tv licence or has sky for free its not costing me anything. If my neighbour is fraudently claiming SW that my taxes fund its costing me something.
So would you pay cash for any jobs around the house?
How many of our resident good citizens have ever asked 'best price for cash'?
I don't believe just saying I pay cash its up to the tradesman to declare it constitutes doing it by the book before someone says it.
No I wouldnt. Any jobs Ive ever had done around the house were done my me, a friend who didnt charge anyway, or a registered company who made out a VAT invoice.
Afraid not. If someone makes a complaint against you to a government body you are entitled to know who that complaint was made by. A neighbour of mine was told by the council who complained about her dogs barking. Just glad it wasn't me!
Makes sense really, deters people from making malicious complaints and wasting departments time.
A neighbour of mine was told by the council who complained about her dogs barking.
I would imagine you are in the minority on that one.
t can be requested, refused and appealed but unlikely to be give out. FOI forbids the name of the complainer to be given out.
a lot of officials are not very well up on FOI, was told that by a very reliable sourceIf this is true, then the council official would be liable for disciplinary action, an investigation by the Ombudsman and possibly being sued for damages.
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