Keep tabs on benefits claimants' bank accounts? Feat. Lin Mei & Darryl Morris | Storm Huntley 

This is a shocking program! Instead of going after people on benefits. Go after people that did PPE fraud! This Lin Mei girl is just so obnoxious

Increase the wages.

'I've not finished' - ! well said that man, too many of these interviewers just can't help themselves by interrupting and talking over people ! so rude ! and whats the point in asking someone's opinion if they wont shut up long enough to let them speak !

I’m concerned they will start to control what you can spend Universal Credit on. If they think it’s a waste of money they might say instead of you spending it on cigarettes or alcohol or whatever you want, you have to spend it on what they decide is important. They might say that to do otherwise is fraud. This smacks of social credits.

A big can of worms has been opened on this one….I’m going to cancel all my direct debits so they don’t catch me out….

We as tax payers keep a government afloat so if government employees have the same checks then ok 🎉

USE CASH

God Bless You Our Good Brother Ken Amen xxxxxxx XXXXXXX And God Bless Your Earthly Life Time And Earthly Family Amen xxxxxxx XXXXXXX

Always come over on a boat we will give you money 💰

Bank accounts will be a thing of the past then I guess

Does Lei send 3quid a month to Africa

they should have let that man finish his point! Instead they just keep cutting calls.

Wrong. My letter says you can claim even if you have savings more than 16 thousand

Of course .

ONLY after ALL MP's finances are FULLY investigated and appropriate action taken

Why is nothing ever done about those committing fraud at the top of society? Always punching below at those less fortunate than themselves.

I think checking benefits claimants bank account is invasion of privacy. Let it start with MPs cos they get government funding for expenses. Let their bank accounts be checked, how they spend the allowances and where. Check their off shore bank accounts and all their side businesses and tax. That way there is transparency for all.

Apparently this includes people that claim state pension or child benefit as well. So some MPs should be included.

Politicians are reliant on taxpayers money too! Let's snoop into all their accounts, and the offshore one's too.

This is a disgrace. Infantilising adults. Noone WANTS to be on benefits.

This Lin MEI is such a clown. " If you are on long term benefits they have a right to snoop in your bank account" does she think people on PIP have loads of secret payments going in. Utterly clueless

No you shouldn't be able to spy on people it's disgusting! What happened to human rights?

Lin Mei is a 🤡

Good god. Who has 16K in savings on Universal Credit?

lets do it with MPs first eh? and who gave the gov the authority to look at innocent people's bank accounts?

Benefit claimants get £70 a week. It won't take long to track the money. Probably costs more to monitor than what they pay our in claims 😂😂😂 why don't we inspect politicians bank accounts

If the government want to reduce benefit fraud, then maybe they should train their staff properly, so they do not make the mistakes that account for 60% of benefit fraud!!!

Carers save the country millions , yet they are being targeted

Sorry I didn’t Agree with People checking my Bank Account.

The fact that there are job centre staff on Universal credit as well.

I PIAD MY TAX FOR YEARS BEFORE BECOMING ILL STFU

So while they are 'checking' your bank account for suspicious activity, will they be looking at transactions that might stand out because they are unique to your behaviour and they do not like what you have been doing?? Can the DWP/government prove to us regular citizens, that the data they are collecting will never be misused?? This has got to be the precursor to a programmable Central Bank Digital Currency.

I cant watch this show when this woman in green is on. She thinks anyone on benefits is scum, scammers and lazy. I hope for her sake she never needs state support.

They are supposed to be making sure that people who need benefits get everything thsts mandated for them. Whats mandated is below whats needed , so getting the full amount is crucial. Instead we have a whole organisation with this contemptuous attitude ,determined to ensure the lives of vulnerable people are made more and more miserable and anxiety ridden . Being on benefits is like putting yourself in thumbscrews.

Your bank account should be your affiar

What about the disabled who cant work?

State pension is not a benefit we have worked for 50yrs and paid for my state pension

Has anyone ever had a job found for them while on Universal credit? That was never my experience.

I can’t believe this lady works for such a job, who supposed to help people in need because of age, unemployment or illness, she has hatred that will affect thousands of people, when those people when they need help, most of them worked for years, probably twice the time of this lady age speaking with ignorance for majority, now when someone vulnerable and need help, what will happen when someone like this takes her application? Shame

the privileged women in green has no idea how hard it is for (these people)

Will they check MPs bank for fraud

Just wondering with the weekly checks what day of the week a claimant is innocent before the next weekly check? Is it Saturday Monday what ? Law abiding one week then under scrutiny the next over and over isn't this dehumanisation ? Another question when you are working and back in la la land again do these bank checks stop does your privacy get returned to you how do you know that door is shut again ? Can that door ever be shut again i very much doubt it ? My goodness it was only a few months ago banks were refusing customers and calling the shots the government stepped in for Farage and his ilk now it would seem that the reverse would apply for the peasants they have no right to privacy no right at all.

There are some people with disabilities who can work with help but some can't due to how their disabilities affect them. Unfortunately the government is going to treat everyone as if they can work regardless of how their disabilities affect them.

People on benefits also pay tax 😒🙄 also ignoring yhthe fact that a lot of those on universal credit are disabled as those on Dla/esa/pip have been being moved to universal credit. It’s just another way to vilify those on benefits. One rule for one, one rule for another. Those in government get £200 a day good allowance each, they get there travel payed, the new pro minister gets to decorate there home on the tax payers dime with designers. Now count up the amount of pm changes the last 15 years and how many times they’ve been able to change the decor on the tax payers dime and the extortionate bills. But no one talks about that.

They should do that to menbers of parliament to see How's taken bribes and backhander to ask questions in the commons.

The DWP want all the Brits to work no matter what and how poor the wages are because we can’t expect our guests floating across the channel to not have the full five-star treatment can you 🤔

What about MPs bank accounts

Take all your money out the bank and pay for everything using cash simple. They will never know what people are spending there money on

Surely this puts more pressure on the banks to look at every account when there are millions in the country

She doesn't listen to anyone's point. She just reacts emotionally and talks over the bloke and the host. It's the old 'I FEEL' i'm right' therefore i am right.

How strange to check accts of benefits people. But these MP’s take food allowance house and travel allowance. Why are there accounts not checked. Name and shame them.

I don’t think clawing back funds from fraudsters would mean honest people will get more.

If it applies to ordinary citizens then it should apply to MPs too! We should be able to know what THEY are spending taxpayers money on. And THEY should lead by example. What's good for the goose, is good for the gander. But no, sadly thats not how this country works is it. One rule for us, another for them...

Some people in job centre are so rude

I wonder if this same scrutiny will be applied to members of Parliament expencies and tax

Do they think people are stupid. They will withdraw cash each week. Craziest idea the Tories have come up with. Benefits claimants first, everybody at a later date. Central Bank digital currencies. They will come for everybody. How about the self employed who don't declare earning, fiddle the taxes so they pay no tax. I know quite a few who boost they earn £40k and pay no tax.

Ken whose call was put through made a valid point. Why was his call ended? Basically he bought a motor home to cut cost of living down and to improve their life in some way. It’s sounded like they were telling him that he should have spent his hard earned money on living costs. Surely he saved the system not having to pay out rent rebate by living in a motor home? No! All they are seeing is the cash sum he’s paid for it. So they basically wanted him to live off the money until they were completely broke and in an even more vulnerable position. Completely at their mercy so they can dictate. It’s wrong! Isn’t his wife being disabled enough to be putting up with. They need to be more understanding of people’s needs. Not everyone is able to go back to work just because the DWP say so. Everybody’s situation is different. Fine, help the people who had to claim just because of lockdown and they’ve got themselves in a rut and are able to work. But not ongoing claimants that have already been through the mill several times for good reason. Why should they be put through yet again more scrutiny.

Also fraudsters in the government who said an app cost 37bn and paid for PPE that was unusable etc should be made to pay it back

PPE fraud and Furlough fraud goes unpunished.

The government said it would save them 3 million per year. Well that's the hotel bill sorted.

Lin mel🤢🤢🤢vile...

Can our gov really get away with blatantly infringing on people's human rights? This is not treating people as equal in the eyes of the law, it is selecting a group of people and telling them they have no right to privacy.

Pensioners have to have so many years of contributions to get a state pension. If they want to live abroad they should do and not have it frozen (in ceratin countries not all). A pensioner living abroad is personal choice., not fraud

I think they have been doing for years, and it's only because of possible leaks on the internet that they are disclosing this info now

The estimated saving over 5 years does not justify this invasion of privacy. The way this has been brought in is very suspicious. The ‘consultation’ for this whole bill I did not hear about until too late. The questions were slanted for affirmation. Question: will this lead to pensions being means tested, despite being paid for during our lives?

All the richest should be monitored and reported if anything is suspicious

Police state, everyone then should have their bank accounts to check for fraud. MP and their friends who have obtained money for PPE.

This is what passes for a Guardian journalist these days. Are you seriously saying that this is going to stop at people on benefits?

Welcome to soviet Britain.

look into all MPs finances first, and investigate discrepancies fully.

Why not look into mps bank accounts and their foreign money transfers

Distract and divide

Why can't we see their off shore accounts

Politicians First, you would all be shocked!

Thats why you should use cash take your benefits out on day it goes in they can't watch what you buy if you get your cash out...

The problem is short termist thinking and penny pinching. There should be serious investment in prevention of disease and early identification. The NHS currently is useless at this. GPs are missing the signs of disease, only treating people when they are seriously ill and have obvious disease (cancer , heart disease etc), by then its far too late to rehabilitate and get these people back to work. The government should not be kicking these people when they are down. The NHS relies far too much on cookie cutter testing. They do not thoroughly investigate symptoms, probably due to resources. Which brings you back to the problem of having far too many sick people, with preventable diseases. Money could also be invested into HMRC to go after the people who stole from the COVID schemes. You should be going after rich fraudsters rather than people who are struggling to survive.

Well, isn't it impressive how creative you can get with the truth? It's truly an art form. I must say, though, your version of reality seems to be missing a few inconvenient facts. Perhaps next time you can provide a more accurate account. This isn’t just to inspect bank accounts on claimants for Universal Credit, it’s also going to inspect bank accounts on every parent who receives child benefit and anyone who receives a state pension. As we can see though, you specifically focused on universal credit claimants and then went on to disparage those people, in order to stir up animosity to help garner support for this law to go through. There was no mention of the majority of people who receive other entitled benefits (child benefits, disability and state pensions).

I think fraud should be checking by the Banks not the government banks no what they customers get it's there job to look for any type of fraud.

The guy with the brown jacket on has got his head screwed on. He understands, This Lin Mei is deluded.

People think being on benefits is a gravy train. Maybe in the past it was.

I think it's wrong to look at pensioner account if they have paid there stamps for 50yrs what they have they have worked hard for. Looking at people who have never worked or don't want to work or refuse jobs then yes I think that is a good idea. But also your privacy must come first. If they expect certain people are committed fraud or money laundry then yes this as to be stopped

People that are on the fiddle will surely not be stupid enough to keep their ill gotten gains in the bank anyway. The darker woman seems to want all disabled people constantly scrutinized, we are the ones likely to be on benefits long term.

Invasion of privacy

So why aren’t we checking MPs

I can see where they are coming from but why do they check pensioner bank account state pension is not a benefit we have paid into the system for 50 years so why.

Money from big business that dodges taxes should be going towards people too, but there's no action to ensure this.

Can we have the privilege of looking into the wealthy, like MPs etc. bank accounts.

You should not judge a fish because it cannot climb a tree.

Please sign the petition on the Parliament website and pass it on

Pensioners, parents receiving child benefit, disabled. Monthly checks. How r they to know what's appropriate to buy.

This information is not exact … you can earn up to 16,500 however up to £6,000 after that you will be debuted £4.50 for every £250 you have saved …

If doing nothing wrong there is no worries. I've been struggling to live for many years and I see many families living on only benefits with an amazing life style, holidays, cars, and nice homes. Some thing appears wrong not that I'm stating there fiddling the benifits system so been kept an eye on by big brother is a good idea in my world.

How about making life affordable first before accusing people to not wanting to work. Rent and daily living costs are extortionate and it is made so difficult for people to actually get a job and survive.

To what extent does this go to? Will people be criticised for buying too much coffees? People can have money in savings but credited in bill accounts such as energy accounts rent accounts and council tax accounts in credit. Will the government check if anyone has their bills accounts in credit, and if so how much would one be allowed to be in credit with their bills? Would this affect universal credit entitlement as the money in credit is not the claimants bank account Plenty of things to think about with this.

You've got to have a boundary somewhere. What happens after a few years? Will they start changing the rules and messing innocent people around?

A policy obviously written by someone who has never claimed benefits - it is well known that people on the dole who work do it for cash. It doesn't see a bank. Well, I suppose it was a good idea to justify their job.

Lin mei does she live in the real world when she is writing for tory paper the Guardian,she hasnt a clue about reality she also said people who are not working should take part time work 🤦does she think people are going to take a part time job to be worse off who have inflated bills to pay?another student who because she might have a few qualifications thinks she knows what she's talking about but dosent live in the real world.

Check peoples bank accounts of vulnerable people who can not work due to being severely disabled or having severe mental health issues. Just unbelievably cruel.

They want check there own banks A HOLES

Same with none british people