My mother died over a year ago, yesterday I received a letter from DWP requesting repayment of some of her pension!
Fair enough there was an overpayment, but more than a year to notice!
£484 is not a trivial amount ( not that I'm going to go hungry over it ) but more importantly I'm annoyed and a little upset.
Rob
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Quick work from DWP !!!
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Re: Quick work from DWP !!!
Rob, not sure this is of help but a similar case was recently raised here:
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/pen ... eased.html
According to this article, there is a two-faceted approach!
Best wishes.
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/pen ... eased.html
According to this article, there is a two-faceted approach!
Best wishes.
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Re: Quick work from DWP !!!
Re-reading the letter it does say "ask" not demand or require.
But my main point was - more than a year later !
A month or two, or even three I would have paid it without thinking about it, now I think I'll just ignore it.
Rob
But my main point was - more than a year later !
A month or two, or even three I would have paid it without thinking about it, now I think I'll just ignore it.
Rob
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Re: Quick work from DWP !!!
Discussed on Moneybox a few weeks ago. It seems DWP request repayment once and if the letter is ignored that's the end of it. I think I remember the story was about a grand daughter who was unemployed and an estate with no residue. Girl felt she had to repay the DWP and I think pay for the funeral. Paul Lewis 'tweeted' about the case https://twitter.com/paullewismoney/status/1106872501651546112
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