How to Pay Back Universal Credit Advance, When No Longer Wanting to Receive Universal Credit

[Deleted User]

Last year I received an advance on my Universal Credit, and opted to pay it back over a period of 12 months. 

For the last few months I have no longer been receiving Universal Credit. Initially due to being sanctioned after accidentally missing an appointment, however I didn't do anything about this sanction as shortly after it happened I got a new income in the form of some cash in hand work I was doing. I didn't want to go back to the jobcentre as obviously I couldn't up date my employment status to tell them my income was cash in hand. I am concerned that I have not yet paid off the advance and wish to do so immediately before they might pursue me for what I still owe, I can afford to pay it off but I don't know how to go about doing so.

The problem I have is that the government website says 'If you move from Universal Credit to another benefit the deductions will usually continue from your payments until the advance is paid off. If you move off benefits you will receive a letter telling you how much you owe. The letter will ask you to contact DWP Debt Management Contact Centre to arrange your repayments'.

I am not on any other benefits, and I don't know how to officially 'move off' UC without having to go back to the jobcentre and being expected to explain why I missed an appointment, then didn't respond to the sanction, and now no longer wish to receive any UC.

Can anyone tell me if there is somewhere on the UC website where you can just say you no longer wish to receive UC without being expected to return to the jobcentre and provide all of your current employment details?

Thank you.

[Deleted User]

Are you still working for"cash in hand" ?

calcotti

Can you not simply post a note in your UC journal saying you wish to close your claim.

yksi

When your UC claim closes (either by you asking, or they close it) the DWP will send you a letter with what you owe and the info on how to repay it in full. You can then call them and make an arrangement to pay X amount per month.

[Deleted User]

with great difficulty until I imagine x years have passed. 
i had an advance some 6 weeks ago of £317.82 to be repaid in 4 repayments of £79.odd totally shocked to find days later a day a further second payment in my account of £317.00 exactly and what seemed like benefit - a benefit claim from 12th Jan to 4th Feb could never have come to £435 odd .... sadly the job centre declined my only spot to ask questions so going round in circles with services centre who said just over 2 weeks ago said to expect a debt collection letter now.. now they seem to have gone back on this asking weird questions like who is my employer and now asking me what letter I refer to as the latest today (I let them know I’ve received no letter by post that they mentioned I would receive 2 weeks ago!!)
I’ve no doubt in around 10 years they might be asking for payment... it’s that bad.
universal credit at it’s finest.

Spoonie_Turtle

Deleted User said:

with great difficulty until I imagine x years have passed. 
i had an advance some 6 weeks ago of £317.82 to be repaid in 4 repayments of £79.odd totally shocked to find days later a day a further second payment in my account of £317.00 exactly and what seemed like benefit - a benefit claim from 12th Jan to 4th Feb could never have come to £435 odd .... sadly the job centre declined my only spot to ask questions so going round in circles with services centre who said just over 2 weeks ago said to expect a debt collection letter now.. now they seem to have gone back on this asking weird questions like who is my employer and now asking me what letter I refer to as the latest today (I let them know I’ve received no letter by post that they mentioned I would receive 2 weeks ago!!)
I’ve no doubt in around 10 years they might be asking for payment... it’s that bad.
universal credit at it’s finest.

They tend to post letters in PDF format on your online journal. The only paper letter I've received during my claim had been from the health assessment service; even my LCWRA decision was a digital copy.