UC compliance ongoing for 5 months

letitbe

JaneyJo said:

Also I should add my branch manager has written me a letter (headed paper the lot) with a list of all acc numbers I have ever held. That’s who she wants to call but he is saying without a court order it’s not possible for him to discuss my accounts or lack of.
so I’m not “frustrating” the process I cannot change the law to suit her

From what I’ve read I thought it would be an easy process to get access to bank I didn’t know they needed court order 

JaneyJo

You can be out of the country for 3 months on pip but for UC it’s 4 weeks (longer if for authorised medical attention) 

they can request your bank statements and I know they have these new powers going through but as far as I’m aware and have been informed via CAB they need a court order to access your accounts without a A42 or your express permission.

im not an expert though so happy to be corrected 

poppy123456

letitbe said:

poppy123456 said:

OverlyAnxious said:

letitbe said:

JaneyJo said:

Another note for people, they can see where you log into your UC account from, I assume via IP addresses.
this morning she asked “why are you in London can I ask” 
I replied that I wasn’t. “Well I can see where you are from your log in information “
im nowhere near London so why on earth my IP is showing that I don’t know but I suspect this is also going to be something I have to disprove (which I can with bank transactions etc)

WHAT ???? 

They actually know when we log in ? And they know where we log in from ? This is UNBELIEVABLE 

Yes, this is not new information.  They use it to determine whether a claimant is in the UK or not.  For this reason, it's best to never use a VPN to access the UC journal.

Yes, there’s been a couple of members here that were accused of being out of the country when they weren’t. They were asked to send a picture of their self outside their house holding their passport. 

I thought you were allowed to be out of the Country for 3 months ? 

Not for UC it isn’t. For UC it’s no more than 1 month. Any longer than this and entitlement to UC will end. Can be up to 6 months if going for medical treatment. 

For PIP it’s 13 weeks. It can be up to 26 weeks if going for medical treatment. 

The day you leave the country and come home are not included. 

Full details here https://www.gov.uk/claim-benefits-abroad/universal-credit

letitbe

poppy123456 said:

letitbe said:

poppy123456 said:

OverlyAnxious said:

letitbe said:

JaneyJo said:

Another note for people, they can see where you log into your UC account from, I assume via IP addresses.
this morning she asked “why are you in London can I ask” 
I replied that I wasn’t. “Well I can see where you are from your log in information “
im nowhere near London so why on earth my IP is showing that I don’t know but I suspect this is also going to be something I have to disprove (which I can with bank transactions etc)

WHAT ???? 

They actually know when we log in ? And they know where we log in from ? This is UNBELIEVABLE 

Yes, this is not new information.  They use it to determine whether a claimant is in the UK or not.  For this reason, it's best to never use a VPN to access the UC journal.

Yes, there’s been a couple of members here that were accused of being out of the country when they weren’t. They were asked to send a picture of their self outside their house holding their passport. 

I thought you were allowed to be out of the Country for 3 months ? 

Not for UC it isn’t. For UC it’s no more than 1 month. Any longer than this and entitlement to UC will end. Can be up to 6 months if going for medical treatment. 

For PIP it’s 13 weeks. It can be up to 26 weeks if going for medical treatment. 

The day you leave the country and come home are not included. 

Full details here https://www.gov.uk/claim-benefits-abroad/universal-credit

Ok thank you . 

I haven’t been out the country in 12 years but this is good to know .