Help With Jobseekers

[steve1987]

hi

i went to get my money today and it wasnt in ,i rang up and they said that they cannot pay me until i put in a claim as a couple even though me and the person i live with are not in a relationship

they came out to see us in the house we rent out 2 months ago , and i had a letter saying that they think we are in a relationship i sent off an appeal letter and until today was being paid , ive just come off the phone and they told me that if i want money i have to put in a claim for a couple

 

i told them that to me that is fraud , but all i was told was i can either go on hardship pay until the appeal goes to tribunal and wait for the decision or put in a claim for a couple

 

what should i do , i got the landlady calling for top up rent and need money for electric and gas

i cant believe that the jobseeker people can say "your in a relationship" i am but its NOT the person i live with , its caused huge arguements between me and my girlfriend i dont know what to do

thanks in advance

[steve1987]

im debating wether to just put the claim in for a couple but been told that even our housing benefit will be reduced

[estellyn]

im debating wether to just put the claim in for a couple but been told that even our housing benefit will be reduced

 

Why would your housemate agree to a couple claim?

[Nystagmite]

Why do you not have a joint claim with your girlfriend? As you two are a couple.

[steve1987]

My Girlfriend isn't living with me. I'm living with a friend we have been friends since we were young but the job centre are assuming me and my friend are in the relationship.