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wil DWP claim it back
teedy23
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Hi all, I have claimed UC for the past couple of months as a top up to carers allowance for one of my children, both claims are very recent. Right now this is my only income. I had an accident last January and claimed against the bus company. I have been awarded a couple of thousand and I'm aware that I have to inform DWP. My question is, will they claw the whole of my benefits back ? If not what do they do ?
:T:jDabbler in all things moneysaving.Master of none:o
Well except mastered my mortgage 5 yrs early :T:j
Street finds for 2018 £26:49.
Well except mastered my mortgage 5 yrs early :T:j
Street finds for 2018 £26:49.
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Capital below £6000 has no impact on your UC entitlement so a compensation payment of £2000 will make no difference unless you already have £4000 of capital. Nonetheless you should inform them.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.0
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It depends if the payment was for loss of earnings or for an actual injury.
If it was for potential loss of earnings and you were in receipt of sickness benefits during that time they may look at recouping some of the benefit back as technically you would have been paid twice for that period, once by DWP and then now by the compensation.
All you can do is wait for the Compensation section to get in touch or not, sorry can't remember there actual name.0 -
OP, my earlier comment was based on the payment being compensation for injury rather than loss of earnings.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.0
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Thank you Calcotti and tomtom256 for your replies. I will be happy if the 6000 rule applies because I am badly in need of a rewire and my roof needs looking at so all money needed. The lawyer handling the compensation claim said something about a trust but I need to have those funds liquid. I did lose earnings but as a self employed person I cant claim that, didnt receive any form of sickness benefit so thats not a worry.:T:jDabbler in all things moneysaving.Master of none:o
Well except mastered my mortgage 5 yrs early :T:j
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If you have savings already and are expecting more money from compensation, then I would just spend what you need to now. Why wait just to risk being taken over the limit?0
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