Overpaid Tax Credits - not my fault how do appeal?

emsywoo123

nannytone wrote: »

you asked them to stop paying and they didnt .... so you thought youd just spend it? sounds like a really viable defence!

But OP didn't spend it?!

nannytone_2

emsywoo123 wrote: »

But OP didn't spend it?!

so then the OP has it to give back,

wheres the problem?

Morglin

CKhalvashi wrote: »

I disagree that this was official error; see above.

CK

Yes, it is - they were given all relevant information, and failed to process it, as they admitted:

".............Despite cancelling my tax credits of which the tax credits phone people have admitted it was their error - the cancellation was put in a que and left as pending but never actioned.........."

However, as I said, it is often harder to get an 'official error' overpayment written off with the Revenue, than it would be with the DWP - it seems more 'discretion based' and less predictable..

Lin

bestpud

Yes it was their error but you didn't really go out of your way to avoid 6 months worth backing up in an account.

Morally you should definitely repay it, especially as you still have the money and you didn't do much to chase it up.

I think you will have a fight on your hands if you try and get ot written off and I'd be interested in the outcome (because I'm nosy!)

nannytone_2

it was their error .... but you KNEW you werent entitled to it.

there is responsibility on both sides!

by your way of thinking ...

if your neighbour said that if he saw you in the street, he'd run you over ....
and the next time you went out you got run over....
that would be your fault for going out?

emsywoo123

nannytone wrote: »

so then the OP has it to give back,

wheres the problem?

It just irritates me when people do not read posts properly. It's how threads are so often de-railed. But I do agree he needs to pay it back!

dodger1

Morglin wrote: »

Yes, it is - they were given all relevant information, and failed to process it, as they admitted:

".............Despite cancelling my tax credits of which the tax credits phone people have admitted it was their error - the cancellation was put in a que and left as pending but never actioned.........."

However, as I said, it is often harder to get an 'official error' overpayment written off with the Revenue, than it would be with the DWP - it seems more 'discretion based' and less predictable..

Lin

Read post 17, it explains clearly why OP is in the wrong.

Arg

SuziQ wrote: »

You weren't entitled to that money, and you SHOULD pay it back. I really don't understand why you would think otherwise.

because you're an ar-se like a few others in this thread that's why. Its about helping people get their entitlement not how to go running around fixing HMRCs problems.

dodger1

Arg wrote: »

because you're an ar-se like a few others in this thread that's why. Its about helping people get their entitlement not how to go running around fixing HMRCs problems.

OP wasn't entitled to it as per post 17 which clearly shows what you are supposed to do after a change of circumstance. I have no problem with people getting there entitlement but overpayments aren't entitlements.

Ambiss

Looks like some Jimmies have been russled