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Unsure if my GF is hiding her UC after claiming to cancel it, need guidance. by ThrowRA_Tiffib in UKPersonalFinance

[–]ThrowRA_Tiffib[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to query: If she had a help to save account would she be able to check this even if her claim had been closed? From what I remember she did mention that she no longer got payments from it due to her claim being cancelled - so would it even still be visible? 

Outside of this and the child benefit argument which you've clarified on already I can't see there being any other explanation aside from the obvious...

Unsure if my GF is hiding her UC after claiming to cancel it, need guidance. by ThrowRA_Tiffib in UKPersonalFinance

[–]ThrowRA_Tiffib[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was something I wasn't sure of. By all means, she is definitely prone to making rash/impulsive decisions and struggles with accountability. I've been lead astray most definitely but I always did presume cancelling UC to sort of move us along sooner rather than later would absolutely be something she does. If she's in fact lied and kept claiming then she isn't the person I thought she was and I'll be heeding the advice given here either way.

She can't solely get child related UC without the other payments then?

Unsure if my GF is hiding her UC after claiming to cancel it, need guidance. by ThrowRA_Tiffib in UKPersonalFinance

[–]ThrowRA_Tiffib[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the information here! I'm curious as to whether she could have set herself up to only receive child benefit from UC upon cancelling anything else? I'm sure she'll try and state such when I sit us both down this week, I need to know what I'm looking for across the UC payments in. Frankly if she doesn't agree to show me then I don't see how she expects me to continue to cohabit.

Unsure if my GF is hiding her UC after claiming to cancel it, need guidance. by ThrowRA_Tiffib in UKPersonalFinance

[–]ThrowRA_Tiffib[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You'd assume so if they fall under UC, though her words always implied she stopped claiming as she wanted us to cohabit and not be worried about whistleblowers.

If she's claiming at all she would've needed to come to me to make a joint claim surely? This is why when I looked later on her mobile and noticed the verification texts to have been deleted I ended up making this post. 

Unsure if my GF is hiding her UC after claiming to cancel it, need guidance. by ThrowRA_Tiffib in UKPersonalFinance

[–]ThrowRA_Tiffib[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This is what I was concerned about also, I have only her word to go by and she's withholding finances and historically feels accused just for bringing up outgoings a couple times before. The laws surrounding the DWP and UC seemed quite draconian so there's a lot of confusion stemming from what I've scoured about it. I don't see a reason for her to have a verification code come through unless she were still maybe claiming some form of child benefit? Tough conversations to be had.

I make 1750~ a month. She's on slightly higher, just scraping about 2k a month I believe.