Does anyone know about the use of incorrect account and roll numbers??

Question

With an incorrect account number and a roll number missing one digit, is it possible for a money transaction?
to go through. The situation is that housing benefit are claiming that they paid money into a wrong account using an incorrect account number and roll number missing one digit. They have been doing this since Aprill. Is it possible?

Previously I have used swift to send money abroad and if the account number or roll number was wrong the money would be returned to my account the following day and the transaction would not go through. Is this not what would happen with housing benefit in the circumstance described?

I guess your right Steve B, Im expecting too much from them..

But they could respond to emails etc at least.

Answer 1

You noticed the money coming back because you only made one transaction ..

Currently there are about 2 million people in receipt of one benefit or another in UK .. do you think they really check all 2 million have gone through correctly ?

I bet they get THOUSANDS of returns every day .. and I bet they have NO IDEA who has been paid and who hasn't until some-one complains ...

Remember = these are the people who think it's OK to put every-ones bank details onto a CD (which they then lose in the post ..).