appealing against an overpayment, how does it work ??

kurjam

hi all, i am appealing against an overpayment and have sent of the form this morning.
what happens now ??

it says they will stop taking a reduction rom my payments, so do i get my payments back to normal or do they keep the amount and wait till they have looked at my claim and then give it me back if i win... (dont expect to win as dont know anyone that has)

how long does this take ??

thanks for any advice

fav77

Is this for tax credits?

I had an alleged overpayment of £15k last year!!! Somebody had not entered a figure correctly into the system and my entitlement for several years was classed as an overpayment! I was in a right state but appealed, the mistake was obvious and it was sorted really quickly..

All the best

kurjam

mine was because when i told them i stopped receiving a benefit nobody took it off the system, so hoping mine gets sorted quickly....

ankspon

Several years ago i told them about a change of circumstances and appealed when they said they had overpaid,i was successful as they hadn't updated there records.If you have proof you informed them it should be ok.

nannytone_2

which benefit did you stop receiving?
if sn overpayment is a result of incorrect imformation being recorded, an appeal should sort it out.
but if you continued to be paid after your entitlement ended because the imformation wasnt recorded, then you should pay it back.

kurjam

nannytone wrote: »

which benefit did you stop receiving?
if sn overpayment is a result of incorrect imformation being recorded, an appeal should sort it out.
but if you continued to be paid after your entitlement ended because the imformation wasnt recorded, then you should pay it back.

i informed them as soon as i stopped recieving incapacity benefit and started work, i told them on the day i started work... but they continued paying me more tc than they should have done, even though on my awards it does not show that i was getting incapacity benefit...

there web page says they can not take the repayments while my award is in dispute, so will they start paying me my full award again till they look at it..
they are taking £280 a month,

nannytone_2

it may seem unfair but the onus is on YOU to make sure youre being paid the correct rate.
if you started work and were still being paid the same amouunt it should be obvious they were over paying you!

speedfreek1000

nannytone wrote: »

it may seem unfair but the onus is on YOU to make sure youre being paid the correct rate.
if you started work and were still being paid the same amouunt it should be obvious they were over paying you!

Incorrect the onus is on the DWP to get things right :T

The Op has correctly informed them of changes and has then pointed out that he thinks that they are now overpaying them.

Any overpayment is no longer their fault but the DWPs, therefore why should they be placed into financial hardship because of this?

Plenty of info on the fact that (although they continue to try) the DWP can not legally recover this money back.

Appeal, appeal & then if that fails make an official complaint.

dundeedoll_2

Hi, I had a nightmare regarding an overpayment dispute because IR's computer system kept leaving my children off my awards - therefore they claimed I was not entitled to Tax Credits as I had no children. It all started in April 2004 and was not put right until last year!
This website is very informative and was a tremendous help to me, I think I would have just given up, lost my house as well as my sanity without them.
Not sure how to post links, but google Tax Credit Casualties and you should find it.

Good Luck!

kurjam

speedfreek1000 wrote: »

Incorrect the onus is on the DWP to get things right :T

The Op has correctly informed them of changes and has then pointed out that he thinks that they are now overpaying them.

Any overpayment is no longer their fault but the DWPs, therefore why should they be placed into financial hardship because of this?

Plenty of info on the fact that (although they continue to try) the DWP can not legally recover this money back.

Appeal, appeal & then if that fails make an official complaint.

i did not know they were overpaying me as my award notices just showed mine and my huubys wages, no benefit income...
so i presumed it was right... i have sent in a dispute special delivery they would have got it today, so should i get my full payment as normal on monday next week ??
should i ring tc and see what they say ?

The_Dragon_Adopter

the advice offered by speedfreek1000 is incorrect. For starters Tax Credits are not administered by the DWP, and tax credit overpayments are recoverable. To advise that overpayments cannot be legally recovered is foolhardy.