Received a letter from DWP

Will123321

MattMattMattUK said:

My guess, and I could be totally wrong, is that someone at a previous address has committed benefit fraud in your name. All the further correspondence will have been sent to that previous address, this letter will have your work address due to payroll records linked to your National Insurance number. 

You need to speak to the DWP tomorrow and establish what has actually happened. This may well take a bit of time to resolve, but will totally resolvable 

I'll definitely call them tomorrow. As I don't want to pay for benefits which haven't received. 

MattMattMattUK

Good luck and let us know how you get on.

Will123321

MattMattMattUK said:

Good luck and let us know how you get on.

Thanks, will keep posted. 

Alice_Holt

Dealing with the DWP (esp when you haven't got a current claim) can be very difficult, you may wish to seek help from your MP in getting an sensible response from the DWP.

Also you may wish to try:

UC Risk Review Team - 0800 169 0347  (If that number is still in place).
There was a unit set up to specifically deal with UC identity fraud 

calcotti

Alice_Holt said:

Also you may wish to try:

UC Risk Review Team - 0800 169 0347  (If that number is still in place).
There was a unit set up to specifically deal with UC identity fraud 

But OP doesn’t yet know if it is UC related (although UC fraud is a possibility).

Ms_Chocaholic

Good luck.  It would be useful if you could come back and update the thread to help others that may find themselves in a similar predicament.

I guess it's not child maintenance related?

calcotti

Ms_Chocaholic said:

I guess it's not child maintenance related?

See.     

Will123321 said:

Yes I've moved couple of times, don't even have a child. 

frayedknot

The scary thing is that the dwp can take up to 40% of your wage without laying any proof before a court that you actually owe it.

Will123321

JIL said:

It's a copy of the dea that has been sent to your employer.  This should not be the first you have heard about it as you should have received a notification of the overpayment and if there was nothing further heard from yourself then a letter before action. If still no response then an attachment of earnings is processed.

You need to act quickly if you dont believe it's your debt. It wont be a previous tenant.
Debts are sent to debt management to recover via customer reference numbers.

The number you need to call will be on that letter.

Debt Management team

Telephone: 0800 916 0647 (8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday

That's my first letter ever received from this guys.


Never had benefits, tax credits or universal credit.

I'll call them today, I'm definitely not paying anything to them. Because I haven't received anything. 

They will have to proof that I have received money. 

Will123321

Alice_Holt said:

Dealing with the DWP (esp when you haven't got a current claim) can be very difficult, you may wish to seek help from your MP in getting an sensible response from the DWP.

Also you may wish to try:

UC Risk Review Team - 0800 169 0347  (If that number is still in place).
There was a unit set up to specifically deal with UC identity fraud 

What's MP?