Performance measurement visit

Hi has anyone had a vist like this , does it mean we have done something wrong, we are terrified about the visit can they look through cupboards and what is this , is it a new department to check how you live . Please can someone let me know what this is . We are in a terrible state . Please help .

I had one of these last year, and like you I was initially rather freaked out about it, particularly as I'd had a run-in with the local Compliance Unit 6 months earlier. (If you get a letter from the Compliance people at your local job centre, then you should probably worry). The guy who came to visit was very nice, and explained that it's about making sure that your benefits have been set at the appropriate levels based on your circumstances, so they'll want to see bank statements, rent books and that kind of stuff. They may also want to take bits of paperwork away to make copies for their records and then post back, so if there are things you'd rather not let out of your sight, it is probably safer to make a copy to give them once you've shown them the original. They won't be going through your cupboards.

Hope that helps.