Single mothers and the benefits scam

beagle001 · 05-10-2011 05:01PM #1

What are peoples opinions on this,I know countless single mothers whose partner lives with them and they are fleecing the social.
Their kids wear Nike shoes,both adults drive a nice car,satellite tv and none of them working.
Majority near our area mind kids during the week bumping up their income tax free.
How do they keep getting away with this scam

howamidifferent · 05-10-2011 05:03PM

RReeeaaaaaallllllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ?????????????

ThinkAboutIt · 05-10-2011 05:03PM

Maybe you should mind your own business and stop stalking them.

Chips Lovell · 05-10-2011 05:05PM

beagle001 wrote: »

How do they keep getting away with this scam

Probably because people moan about them on the internet rather than report them to the Dept. of Social Welfare.

Slattsy · 05-10-2011 05:05PM

Where can I find one of these single mothers you speak of ???

Batsy · 05-10-2011 05:07PM

beagle001 wrote: »

How do they keep getting away with this scam

Because they are single mums and, apparently, we should allow them to jump the queue in the housing waiting list and then sit at home watching daytime TV whilst having their rent paid for them.

It's a known fact that the reason why Britain's teenage pregnancy rate is the highest in Europe is because many teenage girls deliberately have babies just so they can get a free council flat and all the associated benefits.

subway · 05-10-2011 05:08PM

beagle001 wrote: »

Nike shoes,both adults drive a nice car,satellite tv and none of them working.

As long as it's only broken stuff they get that's ok with me

Spacedog · 05-10-2011 05:09PM

What about the Niggggggggggggggggggggerians?</sarcasm>

Antomus Prime · 05-10-2011 05:09PM

It happens everywhere and because the typical Irish attitude is to complain about it behind closed door (or computer monitors) and not do anything about it!

I know a girl that went out and got pregnant just so the council would put her into a bigger house and increase her benefits, I find it hilarious that you need a license for a dog or a tv and yet people like this can have kids!!!!

Tayla · 05-10-2011 05:10PM

beagle001 wrote: »

What are peoples opinions on this,I know countless single mothers whose partner lives with them and they are fleecing the social.
Their kids wear Nike shoes,both adults drive a nice car,satellite tv and none of them working.
Majority near our area mind kids during the week bumping up their income tax free.
How do they keep getting away with this scam

How do you know what they're claiming OP?

IF neither partner is working (as you said above) then isn't it just as likely that one of the adults is claiming for both of them and the kids too, they would also get rent allowance.

The single mother scam isn't really relevant if the partner isn't working, it was only really a scam back in the boom when the partner was working and making a fortune, she was claiming rent and single mothers payment and then they had all his wages to spend on whatever they wanted no?

EGAR · 05-10-2011 05:11PM

Another *Let's bash single mothers* thread... Boooring. Has been done to death in AH.

Zebra3 · 05-10-2011 05:12PM

beagle001 wrote: »

Their kids wear Nike shoes,

That's child abuse.

Who in their right mind would wear Nike? :rolleyes:

Antomus Prime · 05-10-2011 05:12PM

Tayla wrote: »

How do you know what they're claiming OP?

IF neither partner is working (as you said above) then isn't it just as likely that one of the adults is claiming for both of them and the kids too, they would also get rent allowance.

The single mother scam isn't really relevant if the partner isn't working, it was only really a scam back in the boom when the partner was working and making a fortune, she was claiming rent and single mothers payment and then they had all his wages to spend on whatever they wanted no?

Very true, but that doesnt mean that there arent people doing it. An ex of mine was in a rent allowence house cause she had a kid and the da wanted nothing to do with her and when we were going out she was always trying to get me to move in with her, and she'd get really annoyed when I wouldnt agree to it

User Friendly · 05-10-2011 05:13PM

Antomus Prime wrote: »

I find it hilarious that you need a license for a dog or a tv and yet people like this can have kids!!!!

i belive a certain little Austrian man had similar ideas to you.

Nodin · 05-10-2011 05:13PM

beagle001 wrote: »

What are peoples opinions on this,I know countless single mothers whose partner lives with them and they are fleecing the social.
Their kids wear Nike shoes,both adults drive a nice car,satellite tv and none of them working.
Majority near our area mind kids during the week bumping up their income tax free.
..........

Then report them.

mikemac · 05-10-2011 05:14PM

beagle001 wrote: »

I know countless single mothers whose partner lives with them and they are fleecing the social.

How about you log off boards and you log on here?
https://www.welfare.ie/EN/Secure/Pages/ReportSuspectFraud.aspx

Otherwise, what's the point of this thread?

Temptamperu · 05-10-2011 05:15PM

My sister is a single mother and struggles with her rent and bills every month whilst the "father" pays for nothing but his weed problem.

They arent all scammers is what i think im trying to say.

Batsy · 05-10-2011 05:16PM

Temptamperu wrote: »

My sister is a single mother and struggles with her rent and bills every month whilst the "father" pays for nothing but his weed problem.

It says her right for havign a kid with this guy. She must have known what he was like before she decided to have a kid with him. Hasn't she heard of condoms?

Also, if she's struggling with money, she should go out and get a job.

ejmaztec · 05-10-2011 05:18PM

beagle001 wrote: »

What are peoples opinions on this,I know countless single mothers whose partner lives with them and they are fleecing the social.
Their kids wear Nike shoes,both adults drive a nice car,satellite tv and none of them working.
Majority near our area mind kids during the week bumping up their income tax free.
How do they keep getting away with this scam

http://www.welfare.ie/en/contactus/Pages/reportfraud.aspx

Here you go.

Temptamperu · 05-10-2011 05:18PM

Batsy wrote: »

It says her right for havign a kid with this guy. She must have known what he was like before she decided to have a kid with him. Hasn't she heard of condoms?

Also, if she's struggling with money, she should go out and get a job.

Yeah it probably would help her to get a job.

Benny_Cake · 05-10-2011 05:18PM

Batsy wrote: »

It says her right for havign a kid with this guy. She must have known what he was like before she decided to have a kid with him. Hasn't she heard of condoms?

Also, if she's struggling with money, she should go out and get a job.

I hope nothing unexpected or misfortunate ever happens to you. I hope you never make a single mistake in life. Seriously.

beagle001 · 05-10-2011 05:19PM

Tayla wrote: »

beagle001 wrote: »

What are peoples opinions on this,I know countless single mothers whose partner lives with them and they are fleecing the social.
Their kids wear Nike shoes,both adults drive a nice car,satellite tv and none of them working.
Majority near our area mind kids during the week bumping up their income tax free.
How do they keep getting away with this scam

How do you know what they're claiming OP?

IF neither partner is working (as you said above) then isn't it just as likely that one of the adults is claiming for both of them and the kids too, they would also get rent allowance.

The single mother scam isn't really relevant if the partner isn't working, it was only really a scam back in the boom when the partner was working and making a fortune, she was claiming rent and single mothers payment and then they had all his wages to spend on whatever they wanted no?

Not going to go into massive detail but their partners do a few nixers on the side,I know because everyone else in the bloody estate knows and they make no secret of it.
I own my house they are in a council house and they can go on two holidays to the Canaries in a year.
My neighbour sends her two young kids to them and she pays thus 1 family 300 a week to mind the 2 kids.

mikemac · 05-10-2011 05:20PM

So have you reported it OP?

And 300 a week is crazy money, a creche could beat that price even for two children

Benny_Cake · 05-10-2011 05:21PM

beagle001 wrote: »

Not going to go into massive detail but their partners do a few nixers on the side,I know because everyone else in the bloody estate knows and they make no secret of it.
I own my house they are in a council house and they can go on two holidays to the Canaries in a year.
My neighbour sends her two young kids to them and she pays thus 1 family 300 a week to mind the 2 kids.

Why don't you report them all then?

Antomus Prime · 05-10-2011 05:21PM

User Friendly wrote: »

i belive a certain little Austrian man had similar ideas to you.

Say what now??

Diceicle · 05-10-2011 05:22PM

beagle001 wrote: »

What are peoples opinions on this,I know countless single mothers whose partner lives with them and they are fleecing the social.
Their kids wear Nike shoes,both adults drive a nice car,satellite tv and none of them working.
Majority near our area mind kids during the week bumping up their income tax free.
How do they keep getting away with this scam

What did the SW say when you reported them for the child minding service?

foxyboxer · 05-10-2011 05:22PM

Quick! Someone call Kevin Myers!!!

beagle001 · 05-10-2011 05:23PM

mikemac wrote: »

So have you reported it OP?

I would have to report the whole street they live on they are all at it,don't get me started on my Nigerian neighbours they are a class act at milking the system

Benny_Cake · 05-10-2011 05:24PM

beagle001 wrote: »

I would have to report the whole street they live on they are all at it,don't get me started on my Nigerian neighbours they are a class act at milking the system

You said that everyone in the estate knows about it. So why not report it, no one will know who reported it? Not much point on reporting it on AH!

beagle001 · 05-10-2011 05:25PM

mikemac wrote: »

So have you reported it OP?

And 300 a week is crazy money, a creche could beat that price even for two children

Really she drops the kids off from 8-5 mon to Friday,there are 2 more kids from another family so she is creaming it then .

mikemac · 05-10-2011 05:27PM

beagle001 wrote: »

I would have to report the whole street they live on they are all at it,

So go do it instead of giving us your anecdotal stories

What do you want us to do, we don't know where you live in your ex-council house

beagle001 wrote: »

How do they keep getting away with this scam

Ask yourself that question

Single mothers and the benefits scam

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