UC Overpayment - querying it

DanielDeronda

poppy12345 said:

Unfortunately when claiming UC, all overpayments (even errors) need to be repaid back.

I've seen online that I can request a waiver of repayments if it means severe financial hardship, which it will for me, meaning I'm not able to pay all my bills in next few months.  I know there are repayment plans I can work out with DWP Debt Management but even £10 a week will cause me problems.  I'm barely covering bills & food at the moment.

And the payment was from 2018 but have only just raised the query.

calcotti

DanielDeronda said:

poppy12345 said:

Unfortunately when claiming UC, all overpayments (even errors) need to be repaid back.

I've seen online that I can request a waiver of repayments if it means severe financial hardship, 

For UC there are, as far as I know, only a handful of cases where DWP have accepted this. 

DanielDeronda

calcotti said:

DanielDeronda said:

poppy12345 said:

Unfortunately when claiming UC, all overpayments (even errors) need to be repaid back.

I've seen online that I can request a waiver of repayments if it means severe financial hardship, 

For UC there are, as far as I know, only a handful of cases where DWP have accepted this. 

That is what I believe as well, I think the best I can hope for is a suitable repayment plan, but I will see what Citizens Advice say before deciding next course of action.

calcotti

As you are on UC DWP would normally simply deduct any previous overpayment from your ongoing payments and can take 15% of the standard allowance if you have no earnings included.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-overpayment-recovery-staff-guide/benefit-overpayment-recovery-guide#chapter-5--how-do-we-recover