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Paying back overpayment
scrounger_2
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As the title suggests we have just started paying back an overpayment of about £3000. I dont want to bore you with the reasons for it but it has rumbled on for years. When the overpayments were first mentioned it stated that any OP would be taken out of any future award. We havent received any form of tax credits since 2004. It has just been the start of this year that they have asked for any money. My point is where has any money gone between 2004 to the present date?. Hope that makes sense! I thought we should ask in here before we go charging head long into it all!.
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Did you apply for child tax credits during those years? If you didn't apply for them, there has been no award to deduct the overpayment from.
Each year, you should receive an award notice - telling you how much you are owed, how much your past overpayment is and how much has been collected from previous awards.
So, basically, if you haven't applied for awards, and you have no award notices, then you still have the overpayment in full. If your original claim has ended, once you start up a new claim, they will not be able to take the overpayment out of it as it's a new claim. They will however set up a monthly payment plan with you to pay it back.0 -
Thanks AM I think that makes sense I will give them a ring Ive nothing to lose now! TA!:TAnxiousMum wrote: »Did you apply for child tax credits during those years? If you didn't apply for them, there has been no award to deduct the overpayment from.
Each year, you should receive an award notice - telling you how much you are owed, how much your past overpayment is and how much has been collected from previous awards.
So, basically, if you haven't applied for awards, and you have no award notices, then you still have the overpayment in full. If your original claim has ended, once you start up a new claim, they will not be able to take the overpayment out of it as it's a new claim. They will however set up a monthly payment plan with you to pay it back.0
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