Hi, my name is lawson123! upposed to receive back pay from pip but debt management have taken it all

lawson123

hi i was supposed to receive back pay from pip but debt management have taken it all and i have allready got a payment plan with them can they do this

Jimm_Alumni

Hi @lawson123, welcome to the community. Can I just ask a few questions to help us find possible answers, was the debt management regarding a DWP debt?

How much, roughly you don't have to be exact, is the debt and how much was your PIP backpay?

lawson123

hi my bacpay frm pip was about £20050 and i rung debt managment and thhey say i still owe £500 after that ive been paying it for years off my uc

lawson123

hi yes it was a dwp debt

Jimm_Alumni

If this has left you in a situation where you cannot pay for basic items then I would be contacting them to inform them so. For repayments they can take from benefits owed to you, even with a payment plan.

I'm afraid I don't know too much about this area of how the DWP works, but from what I can gather they can take from PIP backpay but they're unlikely to take from your regular PIP payments going forward.

If this has left you in a bad position I would call up to discuss the issue with them. As while you do have to pay back overpaid benefits, it should not put you in a position where you cannot pay for anything.

lawson123

thanks so much i shall contact them again