Hi, not sure if anyone can help but here goes. My uncle died in a nursing home having left his council house sometime earlier. My sister and myself spoke to our local authority to conclude his financial affairs, including payment of his funeral costs form the remaining estate. We were informed by DWP not to distribute the funds from the estate until they had concluded their investigations. We duly received a letter from the DWP on 31/3/11 stating they had concluded their enquiries and all assets were taken into account correctly. The estate was duly distributed to the beneficiaries (four of whom live in the USA).
My sister has now received a letter stating that the pension credit my uncle received was at the higher rate when in the nursing home and this was incorrect and they are requesting a repayment of £774.88. They suggest we recall the estate or contact them for the options to repay!
My question is:- Do they have a legal leg to stand on as they have already written stating their enquiries were complete and the matter concluded.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
My sister has now received a letter stating that the pension credit my uncle received was at the higher rate when in the nursing home and this was incorrect and they are requesting a repayment of £774.88. They suggest we recall the estate or contact them for the options to repay!
My question is:- Do they have a legal leg to stand on as they have already written stating their enquiries were complete and the matter concluded.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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