Hi Shelly26
Do not worry as family members are allowed to give you money, even thousands , as long as your savings in total are below £6000, the DWP don't need to be informed.
This is a topical issue as the DWP are trialling Ecospend in 2 northern cities and that allows read only access to bank statments via the bank's smart phone app. So in future with the new Labour government's plans the DWP may be able to check unusual credits. But that is hypothetical and a long way off at present.
David
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