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PIP mix up and mental health

Hi i had my f2f of nov last year only heard back last week.Thats nearly a year later the stress i have been under has made my mental health horrific.So anyway i was delighted to have a letter sayin i was owed over £2,500 i was over joyed as i have had to use food banks owe creditors etc to then get a letter a week later to say i was not going to be getting any of it as they have took it off overpaid tax credits which was due to them not puttin in being married etc over 2 years ago which i had agreed to pay bk monthly on my uc which has been happening ever since.
We had it lowered as we were struggling to live and had to use food banks.
Is their anything i can do as i had told other creditors i could start paying them monthly after xamont was paid out of my backdated money so i would actually be clearing my debt rather than just the interest.My mental health and my copd etc have gone through the roof.
Any help or advice would be appreciated.i feel like im at breaking point .
Thank you.
We had it lowered as we were struggling to live and had to use food banks.
Is their anything i can do as i had told other creditors i could start paying them monthly after xamont was paid out of my backdated money so i would actually be clearing my debt rather than just the interest.My mental health and my copd etc have gone through the roof.
Any help or advice would be appreciated.i feel like im at breaking point .
Thank you.
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I would recommend contacting citizens advice as they may have more information about where you stand. I wish you the very best of luck and please do let us know how you get on
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Are you suggesting that you be allowed to continue to pay off the debt on a weekly/monthly basis and expect the government to give you the back dated PIP money?
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All here.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-request-deductions-from-benefit-a-guide-for-creditors
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/220243/recovery-hmrc-debt.pdf
Just seems a tad bit unusual that the poster owes money to the government (HMRC) in one hand and is expecting a large back payment from the same (DWP) and there is no way that this can be set off.
I suppose the alternative is to bank the DWP payment and draw a cheque made payable to HMRC for the same amount.
Doubt that the poster will want to do that especially if HMRC are forced into accepting a small monthly repayment.
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