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ESA. What is a Compliance Officer?
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kirsty68
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Hello all I’m new here, Well today I received a Letter from the DWP Compliance Officer.. I’ve never heard of them and on the letter they have got my Title wrong they put Miss and I am a MS also it does not state my national insurance number and a random mobile number to call them at the bottom, Could this be bogus as I wouldn’t of thought DWP would have got my Title wrong, Could anyone explain what a Compliance Officer is too please Thank you all .
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Welcome to the community @kirsty68 Thank you for joining us!
As far as I understand, Compliance Officers check whether people are claiming the right benefits, and that their circumstances haven't changed.
I can imagine that getting a letter out of the blue might be confusing and concerning, and it's important to stay vigilant with so many scams about.
Perhaps you could ring the relevant DWP office, and check whether this is legitimate?
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Tori_Scope said:Welcome to the community @kirsty68 Thank you for joining us!
As far as I understand, Compliance Officers check whether people are claiming the right benefits, and that their circumstances haven't changed.
I can imagine that getting a letter out of the blue might be confusing and concerning, and it's important to stay vigilant with so many scams about.
Perhaps you could ring the relevant DWP office, and check whether this is legitimate? -
I don't think calling you Miss instead of Ms is any indication that this is a scam. I like to be known as Ms too but DWP usually send letters addressed to Miss.Yes, it's usually a mobile number they ask you to ring when ringing the number on the letter. If bank statements are needed they will likely ask you to send them to DWP.I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
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poppy123456 said:I don't think calling you Miss instead of Ms is any indication that this is a scam. I like to be known as Ms too but DWP usually send letters addressed to Miss.Yes, it's usually a mobile number they ask you to ring when ringing the number on the letter. If bank statements are needed they will likely ask you to send them to DWP.
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ESA may not have any information about the compliance interview so please be aware of that. If bank statements are needed then they will allow time for you to send them.
I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help. -
Hi @kirsty68I hope you get it sorted. I thought all letters from DWP had your national insurance number on it.
Off course I could be totally wrong, as so much things are changingGood Luck -
Lou67 said:Hi @kirsty68I hope you get it sorted. I thought all letters from DWP had your national insurance number on it.
Off course I could be totally wrong, as so much things are changingGood Luck -
@kirsty68
I would try phoning the number you’v got, and the ESA number they might be able to help. It’s worth a try.
Best to phone first thing at 9 when they open.
I hope you get to the bottom off it I would also be anxious.
Take care ❤️ -
I've never had a compliance interview letter so i don't know if there's usually your NI number on it. A reference number will link it to you though.I do know that usually the number to ring will be directly to the compliance officer.I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
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poppy123456 said:I've never had a compliance interview letter so i don't know if there's usually your NI number on it. A reference number will link it to you though.I do know that usually the number to ring will be directly to the compliance officer.
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@kirsty68
Yes Iv never had one either, so sorry I’m just guessing.
Just with that many scams going about it’s frightening. I hope you get it sorted. -
We have a couple of members that have had a compliance interview that are still active. Actually someone received one quite recently.Hopefully they will comment if they see this. They will be able to tell you for certain if the number to ring is a mobile, I’m fairly certain it is.I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
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Danny123 said:@kirsty68 there seems to be alot of these complience checks happening I think they are checking alot of people that claimed during the height of the pandemic , I don't know uf that was the case or not for you , they do do random Checks aswell
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Just got the same letter
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libbybow said:Just got the same letter
Please see my advice on the other thread you posted the same comment on. https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/93934/my-partners-received-a-dwp-notice-of-compliance-interview-letter-is-this-a-scam#latest
I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
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