Deductions from benefit

Gary1963

I currently have a deduction from my IS of £18.25 per week. I was expecting it to increase to £18.50. However I have today received a letter increasing it to £29.60.

This is equal to the ordinary repayment of £11.10 and the fraud overpayment of £18.50.

When I called Debt Management I was informed that the government had changed the amount that could be deducted and that they could not negotiate any reduction.

Has anyone else heard about this or do you think this is an error?

10pence

What are the deductions for?

tomtontom

£29.60 is the maximum amount in fraud cases - these changes came in from April.

10pence

tomtontom wrote: »

£29.60 is the maximum amount in fraud cases - these changes came in from April.

Had a sneaky feeling it was for that...

Gary1963

tomtontom wrote: »

£29.60 is the maximum amount in fraud cases - these changes came in from April.

Which site is it on?

tomtontom

Gary1963 wrote: »

Which site is it on?

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/499/contents/made

Gary1963

tomtontom wrote: »

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/499/contents/made

Thank you...I will trawl through it....amazed it is not on the official government PDF showing this

billywilly

tomtontom wrote: »

£29.60 is the maximum amount in fraud cases - these changes came in from April.

If that is true and it is the MAXIMUM, then by it's own definition it MUST be negotiatable

10pence

billywilly wrote: »

If that is true and it is the MAXIMUM, then by it's own definition it MUST be negotiatable

Only in cases of extreme and provable financial hardship. And, if I recall correctly it fraudulent benefit payments can be taken from DLA/PIP awards too.

Gary1963

I read that they may well me misinterpreting the change by taking both normal and fraud overpayment combined.

nannytone_2

if you have been found to have claimed fraudulently ....
don't you think you should be grateful that they even entertain a claim from you?

you are in this position through your own actions.
suck it up!