DWP

corbn3

My dad passed away a few years ago, I am paying a £2500 debt to DWP because my dad had been overpaid when he was in hospital, they say because I was executor to his will it was my responsibility for the debt is this correct do I owe DWP.

Thanks 

Savvy_Sue

His ESTATE was liable for the debt. Did he have assets which exceeded that amount?

fatbelly

No you are not personally liable.

But if you are executor you do have to administer his estate.

Funeral expenses come first. If there is nothing left after this then the debt is written off

corbn3

Thanks nothing was left after paying out
CA said I was liable how do I get this payment back then if you know

Thanks

Savvy_Sue

corbn3 said:

Thanks nothing was left after paying out
CA said I was liable how do I get this payment back then if you know

Thanks

Paying out what / who?

FrugaiMacDugal

Did you pay it from your own account?

corbn3

Im still paying it at £10.00PM  13 years later

corbn3

Paying his bills and settling up his care home costs, I have being paying DWP out of my bank with my own money.

Savvy_Sue

I think you're going to need some individual help with this, someone to whom you can show details of what Dad left, what his debts were, and how you sorted things out. 

Did I gather you had seen Citizens Advice already? I wonder if one of the debt charities would help you with this: Stepchange or CAP? 

https://www.stepchange.org/

https://capuk.org/

Are you struggling with debt in other ways? If so, I'm sure it would be worth talking to one of the above. 

corbn3

Thank you for your help

corbn3

My son was self employed last year with Moorvale LTD, they were taking tax off him now hes has spokem to HMRC and found out they have not paid his tax to them ACAS cannot help any ideals how to go about getting this money back.
Thanks