backpayment

Georgeg93

how fo i stop debt managment taking most of my back dated payment surley thay cant do that bad enough with my mental health issues they want to make me worse i have bills overdue and thibgs i owe they shouldnt be allowd to do that what can i do i am still waiting for my back dated pay they said about 4 weeks need help thanks 

BenefitsTrainingCo

Hi,

Unfortunately debt management are able to recover some things from arrears payments of benefits, there is not much to be done about it.

Sorry not to be the bearer of better news.

Mary

Georgeg93

thry are taking more than half my back dated pay wich i need i owe rent arrears and other bills they wont take my mental health into acaunt what could i do

poppy123456

Which benefit are debt management taking this from, ESA or PIP? 

Georgeg93

its pip they cant do that especially with the financial harship im in i owe bills and rent i said i would be happy to set up a payment plan thats what usually happens but because im getting this backdated payment that im owed they want to take more than half of it 

poppy123456

As your PIP is classed as income for this type of thing, they can take it. You need to speak to them to tell them the financial hardship you're in at the moment and offer to pay it weekly or monthly through a payment plan.

lynsey122

if PIP appeal won and was re awarded and back paid 2 years ,

However in this time period you were to pay back an overpayment of tax credits and this was being garnished from your only income of UC and was significantly effecting your current financial state due to this deduction. Can you argue that had you of been award correctly from the start, you would not have been effected and put in further financial debt and unable to pay bills as a result of not being paid what they incorrect did not award you. Can you argue that the PIP back pay which has been passed to debt management to be taken and paid back for money owed to HMRC be reconsidered and payed direct to yourself to address other ongoing financial debt. Also caused as a result of not having this payment for those two years

poppy123456

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/880396#Comment_880396

This thread is from 2018. As I advised in the thread, if this has caused you financial hardship then yes you can ring debt management.