Carers allowance overpayment

traymag
traymag Community member Posts: 2 Listener
in Families and carers

I started my job in December and informed universal credit immediately, I did not realize I had to inform DWP aswell. My jobs part time as I care for my elderly Mother so I receive universal credit which my carers allowance was deducted from. I have now been informed that I owe £2030 to DWP as I wasn't entitled to carers allowance from January. Will I have to pay this back even though it was actually deducted from my universal credit? If I have to pay it back would Universal credit not owe me what was deducted? I am worried sick they are going to take a huge chunk of my benefits. I've tried contacting Carers and Universal who tell me to ask in my journal but nobody is answering me

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  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Community member, Scope Member Posts: 2,275 Championing

    UC is the DWP.

  • traymag
    traymag Community member Posts: 2 Listener

    That's what I thought but they are 2 different departments and they don't communicate

  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Community member, Scope Member Posts: 2,275 Championing
    edited August 1

    DWP is the department and UC is like their front counter. They do have all the figures. It's just claimants they don't communicate with unless you keep asking questions.

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