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[Lifeback]

I had a visit last week this man said he was from the council regarding my Housing Benefit now i know why said to him that i had never had this before he said there were only 4 of them covering a large area and i probably wouldnt see him again for another 4 years he was a nice man didnt realise though that i could refuse to let him in

[Fibrofoggiest]

Hi Lifeback,

A timely reminder that we should always ask for evidence of identity and for whom they are working before letting anyone at all into our homes. Sadly there are people who do scams and people end up having problems.

Always, always ask for identity and if they can't produce it don't let them in and if they are pushy call the police immediately. If they are genuine they will produce their identification without any problem as they have nothing to hide !!

Foggy x

[tasha2]

Hi you could always ask him to wait 5 mins and check then with the benefits office if they are sendinf people around normally then send you a letter saying that they are coming well they use to but i suppose cut backs again they have to cut the everyday mans benefit etc so they can have a real good pensions and redundencies

[Mdaisy]

Hello Lifeback,

I've also had a visit from someone from my local council (with ID & unexpected) who discussed with me what i was receiving etc and also advised on what i should be claiming. I was also unaware at the time the council did those visits as I have been on benefits a while and never had a visit like this.

I cannot find any direct information online about these visits but others are discussing them on forums. Did you get the persons name as you could check with your local council and as others have said they should produce ID & as with the post I've just written about unexpected DWP visits that are happening now I believe you can request they come back on a certain day & time.

Please do see my recent post about DWP visit;

healthunlocked.com/fibroact...

Best Wishes

Emma

FibroAction Administrator

[vixen49 in reply to Mdaisy]

He could've been anybody like a bogus caller check for id next time hun.we want you to be safe oh and another thing hun always put your door chain on just in case. Gentle hugs. Ros xoxox

[Lifeback]

Hi all sorry yes he did have id said he would send a letter after his visit he had a green form with him which he filled in i read all he had written and signed it he said there were no problems xx

[TheAuthor]

Hi Lifeback

I must admit that this is something else that I was unaware of? It really is best to insist on ID however, just to be on the safe side. I genuinely hope that the visit went really well for you?

Take care

Ken x