My friend has split with her boyfriend of 4 years a month ago, they have a 2 year old together. He's moved out and she's gone on single parent pension. In the last 3 weeks shes start dating another guy and he moved into her house. They are together and do everything together.
He doesn't work, he just drinks all day and brags about how much money they have, they're buying expensive things. Saying that the money's there so she's going to take every cent she can.
The part that bothers me is that it's tax payers money they are wasting and she's still claiming single parent pension and says she will continue to do so until her lease runs out in a year. He's on Centrelink payments aswell. I know it's none of my business but it's really bothering me.
I'm not sure if I should talk to Centrelink about it or just leave it alone.
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You can contact Centrelink and I'm pretty sure anonymous tip them off and they will review her payment and his and they will have to repay the over payment. There are honest people out there struggling and there's people doing this.
I would be having a word with her to be honest. She is making some hugely bad decisions regarding her kids safety! Plus she is in danger of having to pay back a huge amount of money if she gets caught later. Speak up, give her a week or two, then if she is still defrauding the tax payers dob her in. It will be cheaper for her now than if they find out later.
Call centrelink and dob them in.. People like this shit me.. My husbands sister has done it that many times she has a huge debt with centrelink! It's fraud and they shouldn't get away with it
I have dobbed in my neighbours for this after they have been living together for a year, and in that year having docs come out and question their living arrangements amongst other things. Centrelink told me all they can do is send them a letter asking them if they are living together, and if they say no there is not much else they can do unless i can give them the details of their joint bank account details IF they have one. ridiculous, i know!! They also live in government housing, which i called next and they basically told me similar. 3-4 months later and they are still living together, still flaunting, drinking, smoking, spending lavishly, buying animals that they dont take care of. All of which i would not usually care about but these people do not look after their children or pets, two weeks into school and the children have been only half the days, she calls her children such horrible names (Sl~t, c~nt, dumbarse), and the children tease my adhd son (yes i do try and protect my son from this but they live in their yard dur to their house being a pigsty and my son loves being outside in the yard, and we do need to come and go from our house lol), and a lot more.
I honestly wonder why there is any government fraud departments or child protection (not dissing them, i know they do wonderful work, just dissappinted) when they clearly do nothing about fraud!
So frustrating, makes me realise how lucky I am to have my neighbours (we are in government housing too). And totally ridiculous of the departments considering how much the government wastes putting extra measures to catch people cheating the system (far more money than the actual amount they would save if they caught all the cheaters!). Mean while the people who do the right thing suffer tighter and tighter controls. Do you know how many times I have had to explain to centrelink that my sons disabilities and medical conditions are Life Long? Sorry I'll stop ranting now
From a full time single working mum currently on her lunch break at work this infuriates me! Report both of them please... Also I would reasses this "friend" you have as this is not only wrong but she is doing this with ill-intent and disregard for anyone but herself!
Yes, def talk to Centrelink! It's really not fair and a common problem with "single" mothers claiming benefits they are not entitled to... you can do it anonymously, so go for it!
The only thing that would change would be his income from from centrelink, her payments would be somewhat the same. If he's a selfish prick with his money, her and the kids will miss out by him spending her money. I'd possibly keep out of it, just remind her that there are more women in prison for centrelink fraud than anything else and leave it in her hands x
Please report her. You can do this anonymously via the centrelink website. I have a child, study and work 5 days a week, yet I earn less money then most stay at home mums do. I don't want my tax to be paid to bludgers like them!
I have a friend with 4 kids claiming single parenting payment of $1900 per fortnight! Her husband earns $900 per week so between them they get $1850 per week!! While we are struggling so thing fierce on one wage and minimal benefits. I'm so upset and torn by her lying her centrelink
Mind your own. They will get sprung soon enough. Mates don't tell tales. Think how you will feel next time you face her.
May I add, she is defiantly on a single parent pension, she's told me she alone earns $1200 a fortnight + $155 a week from child support.
Plus her new partner gets a payment too.
I HAVE spoken to her about it and told her she is doing wrong, but she doesn't care.
When I was on the PPS I wasnt getting that much!
Why are you calling these people friends?