computerman
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Should the government allocate a fund to reward informers who inform on people claiming allowances who are not entitled?
Any one an opinion?
Any one an opinion?
No, while I don't like fraudsters I just don't like the government paying people to snitch. What next paying our kids to report us for different political opinions.
Its hard to get enthusiastic about snitching on people etc etc when you have all the bankers walking around with millions living it up in marbella south africa etc. Its a bad attitude but its bound to permeate through to the average Joe that if these Fat Cat bankers get away with stuff then......
You seem to be confusing the actual reporting of fraud with the OP's idea of paying peopele to do so....
This old chestnut of paying peoiple to report fraud comes up every now and then ...usually in recessionary times, ironically enough! Many 'reports' can be malicious for personal reasons (getting back at ex-boyfriends/partners, neighbours who rowed, etc..). All such reports have to be investigated and proved independently of the initial report by officials. IMO, paying people to 'report' fraudulent SW claimants would only encourage even more malicious reports in the hope of getting a few bob, thus wasting investigator's valuable time chasing up false leads.
So you would prefer the government and therefore the taxpayer to pay fraudulent social welfare payments??
normally done not for the good of the country at all but purely for malicious reasons.
I dont know about the ROI but here in Scotland they advertise in `red tops` shop a benefit cheat,surely this is open to abuse,why dont they ever put their adverts in the `qualitys`Should the government allocate a fund to reward informers who inform on people claiming allowances who are not entitled?
Any one an opinion?