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I recently joined and posted a problem I am having with the DWP, and in particular an overpayment of my income support for the period 2004 - 2005. Overpayment is £18,862.65 and apparently caused by me providing incorrect information on 31/08/04. DWP Income support claim I never advised them that my wife had commenced casual part-time employment. I have a copy of a letter sent to them dated 06/03/2005, so as far as I was concerned I did inform them.
Whilst I was drafting my reply to them I discovered a letter from them dated 24/03/05 informing me that my change in circumstances would not affect the income support they were paying me. Even better than this, on 13/07/05 my benefit claim was transferred from the benefit office in London, to Northern Ireland and I received a letter from the new office informing me that my change in circumstances will not affect the benefit they were paying me. They however miscalculated the benefit they were paying me and this letter claimed they would continue paying my benefit but the amount quoted was double the amount I was actually receiving. Notes that I had written on this letter show I telephoned the office and they admitted an error had been made, they had added my incapacity benefit twice. They apologised and promised to send out a new letter with the correct level of income support. So hopefully I have got them, if they did pay me the incorrect benefit level its their error. As I received a reply telling me the change in my circumstances (i.e. my wife commencing part time work) did not affect the income support they were paying me, then it must be their error.
Thanks to everyone who replied to my original post and for the advice given.
I recently joined and posted a problem I am having with the DWP, and in particular an overpayment of my income support for the period 2004 - 2005. Overpayment is £18,862.65 and apparently caused by me providing incorrect information on 31/08/04. DWP Income support claim I never advised them that my wife had commenced casual part-time employment. I have a copy of a letter sent to them dated 06/03/2005, so as far as I was concerned I did inform them.
Whilst I was drafting my reply to them I discovered a letter from them dated 24/03/05 informing me that my change in circumstances would not affect the income support they were paying me. Even better than this, on 13/07/05 my benefit claim was transferred from the benefit office in London, to Northern Ireland and I received a letter from the new office informing me that my change in circumstances will not affect the benefit they were paying me. They however miscalculated the benefit they were paying me and this letter claimed they would continue paying my benefit but the amount quoted was double the amount I was actually receiving. Notes that I had written on this letter show I telephoned the office and they admitted an error had been made, they had added my incapacity benefit twice. They apologised and promised to send out a new letter with the correct level of income support. So hopefully I have got them, if they did pay me the incorrect benefit level its their error. As I received a reply telling me the change in my circumstances (i.e. my wife commencing part time work) did not affect the income support they were paying me, then it must be their error.
Thanks to everyone who replied to my original post and for the advice given.
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