UK spying bank accounts: Eligibility Verification Measure

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  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 8,452 Championing
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    Thankyou x

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  • MW123
    MW123 Scope Member Posts: 1,715 Championing
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    Child Benefit is not managed by the DWP but by HMRC, as it is treated as a tax related payment rather than a welfare benefit. HMRC handles registration, eligibility checks, and payments. Since 2024, HMRC can check international travel records against child benefit claims and stops payments if a claimant is abroad for over eight weeks without good reason.

    This system flaw caused the Dublin Airport mix up, families returning to Northern Ireland through Dublin weren’t detected by UK border checks due to the open land border, leading HMRC to mistakenly stop their payments, assuming they had left the UK.

    This is exactly why I don’t trust automated detection. Algorithms aren’t built to understand context, they’re built to spot anomalies. But in practice, they flag, suspend, and demand proof from people who’ve done nothing wrong. It’s suspicion on autopilot, and brutal for anyone caught in a genuine misunderstanding.

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