u/Mangoprincessmango

I received an official text from HMRC saying a claim for Child Benefit had been made. My granddaughter was previously in my care for a period of time, but she is now back living with her mum full-time.

Her mum is now apparently having me investigated because she believes I continued claiming Child Benefit after my granddaughter returned to her care. The issue is, I genuinely did not make this new claim myself. I believe the mother made this claim in my name. I also didn’t see the HMRC text straight away because I was at work. We are currently going to court for something else it seems she wants to get me into trouble.

Any advice would be appreciated