Scenario – Claimant is in receipt of benefit. Her partner moves in and they complete an application form with him (the new occupant) as the claimant.
Do you: –
1) End the claim in payment and begin another claim with Mr as the claimant – as it is their choice as to who the claimant is, or
2) Treat the new claim as a change in circumstances, or
3) Add Mr to the original claim and write to him refusing his claim.
I think the first isn’t an option, as we have no grounds for ending a claim. I don’t think the second is good enough as we have a new application and have to make a decision. I have a problem with the third option, as I think I may be missing something, yes add Mr as a partner, but what grounds are there for refusing a claim.
Basically I have talked myself into a corner and I appear to have run out of choices so I was wondering what you did.
Thanks.