Glasgow Mum Tries to Prove She's Not Dead
28/07/09 09:09
A 47 year old single mother in Scotland has an
unusual problem: trying to persuade the government
that she's not dead!
The Scotsman reports that Carol Buchanan from Glasgow was wrongly declared dead by the HMRC computer and her records wiped. She's been refused her tax credit payments and has even received a letter from her life insurance company wanting to pay out on her policy. Ms Buchanan says:
Many people in the UK fear that such incidents could become far more common if Britain goes ahead with a central National Identity Register (NIR).
The Scotsman reports that Carol Buchanan from Glasgow was wrongly declared dead by the HMRC computer and her records wiped. She's been refused her tax credit payments and has even received a letter from her life insurance company wanting to pay out on her policy. Ms Buchanan says:
It wasn't a very nice thing to hear. I feel like just a number, not a person.
Many people in the UK fear that such incidents could become far more common if Britain goes ahead with a central National Identity Register (NIR).
