overpayment of retirement pension after death

benniebert

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

I must remember that next time someone I know dies. Sounds like an excellent way of getting money out of the estate by a relative at the expense of those genuinely owed money by the estate.

You obviously have to have a good enough claim for those wages for the Executor/Administrator to accept it in the first place.
Unpaid wages take priority over unsecured creditors. The creditors would have the right to question it.

benniebert

Murphybear wrote: »

On an interesting note Retirement Pension is now paid in arrears for new claims.

I believe that most if not all new benefit claims are paid in arrears. The DWP aren't stupid, the money is better in their bank than in the deceased's and finding that it has all been spent!


Much the same as your wages are paid AFTER you have carried out the work and when you come to buy some expensive furniture you pay BEFORE you are allowed to order it!

poppasmurf_bewdley

benniebert wrote: »

You obviously have to have a good enough claim for those wages for the Executor/Administrator to accept it in the first place.
Unpaid wages take priority over unsecured creditors. The creditors would have the right to question it.

Or a good enough relationship between the executor of the estate and the would-be claimant - eg nephew and uncle as in the example given!!! :eek:

benniebert

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

Or a good enough relationship between the executor of the estate and the would-be claimant - eg nephew and uncle as in the example given!!! :eek:

Probably!!!


In my case, I helped him put together a claim (which was in fact honest and genuine) backed up with a written statement from a witness.


The back story was that my uncle worked on his father's farm (my grandfather) for over 30 years. He never received a wage for the work he did just a small amount of spending money for the weekend and board all found.


As the Executor I was totally satisfied with the wages claim (from my own knowledge and the witness statement from his brother, my other uncle, who was married and lived and worked away from the farm).


It was satisfying to know that after the farm was sold, he was able to buy a lovely detached period cottage and land outright to live in and capital to live off until he found some work.