Carers allowance overpayment
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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UC is the DWP.
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That's what I thought but they are 2 different departments and they don't communicate
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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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