Do benefit investigators watch your house? Yes, they might do. Benefit investigators have a number of means of investigation at their disposal, which includes being able to watch someone’s house.

Different types of crime scenes include outdoors, indoor, and conveyance. Outdoor crime scenes are the most difficult to investigate.

A six-step, structured approach to incident investigation (Fig 1) helps to ensure that all the causes are uncovered and addressed by appropriate actions.

• Step 1 – Immediate action.
• Step 2 – Plan the investigation.
• Step 3 – Data collection.
• Step 4 – Data analysis.
• Step 5 – Corrective actions.
• Step 6 – Reporting.

Yes, DWP can check your Facebook, but they may not necessarily do it to just about anyone, rather to those who have either applied for a benefit, are contesting a benefit in some way, or those who have been found to be engaging in wrongdoing.

If evidence is found against you, the DWP or other authorities could look at you financial records including bank statements, bills and mortgage accounts. Authorities are allowed to collect information, including from banks, under the Social Security Administration Act.

If you get either new style ESA or contribution-based ESA. When you first claim, you’ll usually get: £74.70 each week if you’re aged 25 or over.

These benefits have a lower capital limit or £6,000 and an upper capital limit of £16,000. If you have less than £6,000 of capital then you should be able to claim the full benefit. If you have between £6,000 and £16,000 then you should get a reduced amount.

If your inheritance is in the form of an annuity (an annual fixed sum payment) then this is treated as income and can affect the amount of your main benefit payment or your eligibility for the benefit. If you have inherited property, or money which is paid to you as a one-off payment, then these are regarded as assets.