I can understand that too, believe me, that's why I wanted to say something.
BUT when I thought about it I figured, well i know them, but not their history. Whose not to say that she used to be on the single parent pension but the got back together and now she's not on the pension they just didn't change the c/s... because not changing child support really wouldnt make any difference to their income, just a different way they would end up having to claim tax.
Anywaym i do know what you mean.
cookie - for what it's worth, if a couple gets back together on centrelink files, it should transmit to child support - so if letters are still coming out from child support, it is very suss.
as i said earlier, you can do an anonymous tip just saying you're aware that they are living together, but have had mail sent to your address from child support. IF they've done the right thing, nothing will happen - the tip off will be closed, with no action. if not, they SHOULD be investigated.
i would word a tip off in those circs something along the lines of:
previous residents of this address have not had their mail redirected and mail has been received from child support agency which has been returned to sender. previous residents are people that we know, have been living in a marriage like relationship, and children are biological children of the couple. i'm unsure if the mail relates to a time when they were seperated and they have simply forgotten to notify a change of address to child support, but this has concerned me and i wanted to pass on the details so that, if there is something out of line on their record, it can be investigated
I understand that it seems a bit suss and none of us like to think we tax payers are being ripped off,
Cookie I would seriously return to sender as left address so that centrelink flag it as details not being updated, which will probably flag to centrelink that they haven't maintained their details and will be contacted.
Second to that though I would be wary about reporting them I would be worried that they would know it was me, after all if you know them well enough to know what their situation is they'd have to realise that their mail was still going to your address
Correct me if I am wrong but if it's child support, what difference does it make??
The money goes from one parent to CS to the second parent, at the end of the day the money is theirs to be used (potentially) to feed, house and clothe the children. If it was centrelink fraud that would be different the money would be coming from tax payers to one parent but the money is basiclly going from one account to another via CS. while the money is in CS account it is gaining interest for the governement to provide the services it funds.
Child support and centrelink "talk" to each other - when a couple reconcile, the details transfer from one to the other. if there is still an active child support case when the couple have reconciled, it suggests that they haven't notified either child support or centrelink that they are a couple, and one (or both) parties are claiming benefits - fraudulantly/illegally - at single rate.
CS money might gain a bit of interest in the two weeks that it is in the government accounts before it's handed from one parent to another - that interest earned doesn't negate the illegal behaviour of couples claiming single benefits when they're partnered!
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