major !!!! up happened

peediedj

before anyone slags me off over this iam not a criminal,and have no means tried to decevie anyone,these things happen
posted a few days ago asking about income estimates ad i had informed tc of my income by letter in june but seems they didnt get the letter,i found this out as i got a payrise and new forms showed estimate,well anyway i made a !!!! up on the final income declaration for 2006-07 ,as my wife had started 2 new jobs in march,and she didnt have p60,s and 1 job was casual then ,ok i know this is a final total,but it was a over site on my behalf(ok some may say thats impossible,but i have a severly disabled son who was ill for ages and was streesed out at the time)2 weeks later on studying my forms i discovered i had given the wrong info,and filled out another letter saying our true income for 2006-07,but didnt hear anything back(this was the letter i sent with earnigs for 2007-08,so now iam very,very worried about this as i have been over payed for 2006-07 and will no doubt be subject to penalties,i have been worrying that much about it iam making myself ill with sleepless nights and vommitting,and iam not eating,iam not a criminl and it was just a over sight on my behalf,iam willing to pay back any overpayments and intrest if need be,anyone help me with adivce

Karensteps

I had problems with Tax Credits, I called up to tell them my partner had started working. They were like "fine fine details changed etc etc" I got a letter 2weeks later, we have overpaid you etc etc, "supposedly" i didn't tell them I was living with my partner, which I know I did because It was the first thing I did when my phone line went active. Anyways they said it was FRAUDULENT "yeah ok, you just happened to NOT have the phone convo" meh heh. Anyways Im stuck paying back 2k, but they won't put you to jail or anything! They'll send out a form you need to phone and tell them your income/outcome, and then you make a payment plan....and you don't pay interest on it!

peediedj

Karensteps wrote: »

I had problems with Tax Credits, I called up to tell them my partner had started working. They were like "fine fine details changed etc etc" I got a letter 2weeks later, we have overpaid you etc etc, "supposedly" i didn't tell them I was living with my partner, which I know I did because It was the first thing I did when my phone line went active. Anyways they said it was FRAUDULENT "yeah ok, you just happened to NOT have the phone convo" meh heh. Anyways Im stuck paying back 2k, but they won't put you to jail or anything! They'll send out a form you need to phone and tell them your income/outcome, and then you make a payment plan....and you don't pay interest on it!

details are being sent,how do you get out of paying interest?how much do you pay per month as i cant afford a lot?hope this doresnt get me a criminal record or end up in court:mad:

Valley's_girl

Karensteps wrote: »

I had problems with Tax Credits, I called up to tell them my partner had started working. They were like "fine fine details changed etc etc" I got a letter 2weeks later, we have overpaid you etc etc, "supposedly" i didn't tell them I was living with my partner, which I know I did because It was the first thing I did when my phone line went active. Anyways they said it was FRAUDULENT "yeah ok, you just happened to NOT have the phone convo" meh heh. Anyways Im stuck paying back 2k, but they won't put you to jail or anything! They'll send out a form you need to phone and tell them your income/outcome, and then you make a payment plan....and you don't pay interest on it!

HI Peediedj just wanted to let you know that Karen stated that you don't pay any interest back so try not to worry
Best wishes
ally xx

peediedj

Valley's_girl wrote: »

HI Peediedj just wanted to let you know that Karen stated that you don't pay any interest back so try not to worry
Best wishes
ally xx

iam really worried now i just cant sleep it thats bad

Keeping_Positive

Dont worry, make a payment plan. Im sure youll be fine. They are used to people making mistakes. Whats the worst that could happen? If you struggle with overpayments try to negotiate and look at the old style board for tips on saving money on your groceries.

Your son doesnt need a stressed out dad. Dont beat yourself up over a silly mistake.

jay1jay

As you still get tax credits now, they will take back the overpayment from the payments you get now. If you only get £10/wk they will take it all & you won't get any tax credits for a while. If you have a v low income and so have a high tax credit award they will take 10%. Ortherwise they will take 25%. The sooner you tell them, the sooner you can get things sorted out.

peediedj

jay1jay wrote: »

As you still get tax credits now, they will take back the overpayment from the payments you get now. If you only get £10/wk they will take it all & you won't get any tax credits for a while. If you have a v low income and so have a high tax credit award they will take 10%. Ortherwise they will take 25%. The sooner you tell them, the sooner you can get things sorted out.

they will probably stop my payment,and i,ll still owe them a fair chunk out of next years(may not get any next year)i have informed them waiting to hear back

peediedj

wendy24g wrote: »

Dont worry, make a payment plan. Im sure youll be fine. They are used to people making mistakes. Whats the worst that could happen? If you struggle with overpayments try to negotiate and look at the old style board for tips on saving money on your groceries.

Your son doesnt need a stressed out dad. Dont beat yourself up over a silly mistake.

thanks for your kind words ,but iam a born worrier and this is majorly stressing me ,out dont get me wrong i,ll gladly pay back any overpayments,due to a silly mistake,but they better not try and charge me extra for being negligable,ok i made a mistake,but look how many claims and negibale by notr answering/opening letters the tc staff are and they dont get fined for being negligable
whats the worst that can happen? probbly get done for fraud,which in turn wuill make me lose my job as i handle cash in my job they aint gonig to trust me

gerturdeanna

I doubt that will happen. All they will do is tell you how much you have been overpaid and adjust your paymetns accordingly. Happens all the time with me as I notify of changes and they don't amend. STOP STRESSING!!

Keeping_Positive

Your like me then, worrying even though you kind of know there's no point! I dont think fraud will come into it.

Take one step at a time and please try to keep stressing to a minimum.