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Dwp didnt take my pip back dated money
clarefar
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Hi everyone so after 27 weeks (first time ive ever tried to claim pip) i have finally been awarded pip standard rate which im happy with i cant deal with the stress of doing a MR.
Dwp say i owe them 12000 in tax credits (not true but i cant prove it as from over 10 yrs ago) but pip paid my back pay into my bank so dwp didnt take it, thought this might give a little hope to people who owe dwp and are waiting to hear from pip and their back payments and for those claiming for the first time, its stressful but not every pip story is bad news. Good luck
Dwp say i owe them 12000 in tax credits (not true but i cant prove it as from over 10 yrs ago) but pip paid my back pay into my bank so dwp didnt take it, thought this might give a little hope to people who owe dwp and are waiting to hear from pip and their back payments and for those claiming for the first time, its stressful but not every pip story is bad news. Good luck
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Great news glad they didn't stop the back pay
I'm no money expert but i thought any debt that hasn't been attempted to be recovered after 6 years has to be written off but I may be wrong -
I wish dwp says i owe 12,695 and i pay out of my uc each month, i actually received a letter a few weeks ago saying they will keep taking payments. I have no choice but to pay it as i cant prove i dont owe it.
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janer1967 said: I'm no money expert but i thought any debt that hasn't been attempted to be recovered after 6 years has to be written off but I may be wrong
https://www.nationaldebtline.org/fact-sheet-library/statute-barred-debts-ew-/
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clarefar said:I wish dwp says i owe 12,695 and i pay out of my uc each month, i actually received a letter a few weeks ago saying they will keep taking payments. I have no choice but to pay it as i cant prove i dont owe it.
As at December 2020 10% of UC claimants were having deductions from their awards to pay back Tax Credits.
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Thank you for all the information its very helpfull.
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@clarefar Thanks for the update and I'm glad to hear the money was transferred to your bank.
The statistic quoted by @calcotti is eye-opening stuff and it's incredibly disheartening to think how many must be struggling as a result of withheld underpayments I found Mike's link v informative so do try to give that a read when you have time.
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Cher_Scope said:The statistic quoted by @calcotti is eye-opening stuff and it's incredibly disheartening to think how many must be struggling as a result of withheld underpaymentsInformation I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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