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Originally Posted by smudgie
I would be very against having a woman go through reliving the trauma of her rape again to claim the benefit, but if it is a question of ticking a box to say it was reported so it can be checked out then I see no problem.
There has to be some sort of safeguard against fraudulent claims and a report number would seem to be the easiest and less traumatic way forward.
In the case of relationship rape then I think it is fair enough that the rapist should be in no way benefitting from the claim, if your partner thinks it's ok to rape you then you should not stay with him, for the child's sake as much as your own.
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I think it's a callous move though, I imagine the form was added because it would serve as a deterrent for women to apply for the extra benefit. Even if it's just ticking a box, it's still going to affect the victim needlessly.
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