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My daughter turned 16 this year, and i have payed the mother directly until Aug this year. My daughter stopped going to school in 2019 just before covid hit as she "didnt like the school". The mother tried to get her into other schools but they were either full or my daughter didnt like it. In January we both received a fine for not being in eduaction! the mother was then told (by the school she was meant to be at) to home educate to stop the fines. The mother has no idea how to teach and according to my daughter, she hasnt been taught anything. so now has no GCSE's. Because I stopped paying in Aug the mother has now made a claim for CMS. From what I can see no one does checks on home education so she can carry on fraudulently claiming benefits. my daughter receiving education isnt happening and my daughter is missing out on an education. Does any one please have some advise?
If she is being educated im happy to pay, but the mother just likes to get money for nothing and used to earn more than me just through benefits before her other 4 kids turned 16 before my daughter was born!
hi,
info: The council can make an ‘informal enquiry’ to check your child is getting a suitable education at home. They can serve a school attendance order if they think your child needs to be taught at school.
https://www.gov.uk/home-education
so perhaps if you can get in touch with someone from your local council.
from what I read, Child benefit can still be paid to home schooled children:
@bill337 apparently the council only seem to check on those under 16 who should be in education. "elected home education" no one wants to know. So the mother keeps getting benefits and no one cares about that
It seems that way, and I still have to keep paying money I haven't got. Will soon have to give up job as can’t afford to pay finance on car with their calculation. It really is a joke this isn’t checked in. Surely that is classed as fraud somewhere
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