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Mandatory ID cards (Brit Card) to be announced tomorrow

aveatry said:
So there are 4.7 million holding a paper licence that will not be able to use the system to get an ID then add on to that the 4.18 % of people whos phones are not "new" enough I can see the 2033 figure being pushed back - just like smart meters.

The DVLA told us that, as of March 2023, there were 4.7 million valid paper licences in the UK. If you have one of those, these generally don't expire until you're 70, so you don't need to do anything until then unless your address or personal details change. All licences must be in the photocard format by 2033.
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No, there's less than 4.7 million (that's from 2023) who'd need to use a different form of ID as part of setup, or who would have to go to a post office to do the setup in person.

Or who should just get a photo driving licence anyway.
 
morqthana said:
I refer you to the reply I gave to carmanmemoranda in #663
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Irrelevant waffle.
Having to use an identifying document to facilitate important aspects of UK life is not a drama, no matter how many times you say you think it is.

No fooks given here.
 
aveatry said:
Yep everything will be fine with digital ID
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Indeed...

"The UK tax authorities have announced they will no longer cut off parents’ child benefit payments after a new crackdown on overseas fraud backfired due to incomplete Home Office travel data"

"The flawed data led to HMRC suspending 23,500 payments in recent weeks, including for many families who had simply gone on holiday without the Home Office recording their return"
 
ellal said:
Indeed...

"The UK tax authorities have announced they will no longer cut off parents’ child benefit payments after a new crackdown on overseas fraud
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I had no idea that there was some sort of scam people were pulling on child benefit from abroad
 
After a trial, HMRC reckoned they could save £70M per year in Child Benefit "fraud and error" by putting over 200 people at work on tracking claimants.

Meanwhile they estimate a ~£7B+ annual VAT shortfall - I'm just wondering why I've not seen any reports of an over 20,000 strong taskforce to put a stop to that.
 
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