CCM15200 - Undisclosed Partners: Information held by HMRC

A case identified for enquiry on the grounds of a suspected undisclosed partner will usually have been selected because information held by us indicates another adult living at the customer’s address. The CCRO will have checked HMRC and other databases and other available information sources, before passing the case to you. You will therefore already have most of the evidence you will want to discuss with the customer before you open the case.

The information is likely to include some or all of the following sources.

Type Identifies
Voter’s List Suspected partner listed?
HMRC address database What address does the HMRC hold for suspected partner?
Telephone Directory What address/phone number is listed for suspected partner?
Yellow Pages /Other What address/phone number is listed for self employed suspected partner?
SA What address/phone number is listed for self employed suspected partner?
TRP Data Mart Any joint bank accounts etc, listed?
COP/CODA Any additional allowances?
Child Benefit Partner shown on original claim/as alternative payee?
Previous Claims Was partner shown on earlier WFTC/DPTC/WTC/CTC claims?
Equifax/Experian Is suspected partner shown at customer’s address?
DWP Intelligence suggesting a live-in partner?
CSA Maintenance paid? Reference to partner in interview notes.
Housing or Council Tax Details of occupants. CT reduction for single adult being stopped
Benefit Received?
Letters on File Any indication (particularly recent) of suspected partner living at customer’s address?