article_snippet.sent: Failing to tell your local council you are no longer entitled to housing benefit can result in criminal prosecution for fraud and jail time.
article_snippet.sent: A Haringey Council spokesman said it was the responsibility of claimants to contact claimants within one month of claimants income increasing, adding:
article_snippet.sent: In this case, we were first informed of a change in circumstances in February 2015.
article_snippet.sent: ‘In 2013 I did make calls to the Peabody Trust housing association, the council, and social security and haven’t received benefits since,’ James Bowen said.
article_snippet.sent: I personally told the council, and social security
article_snippet.sent: I was no longer entitled to housing benefit, and for two years I’ve been trying to pay my £107-a-week rent James Bowen, but the Peabody Trust wouldn’t cash the cheques.