I was owed over £700 from PIP. However I think this has been used to pay off debt- is this allowed?
dezzi111
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I was owed over £700 from pip im on universal credit but just received a letter saying I was owed over £700 in benefits which I presume is pip as I have just been awarded higher on there but letter also states they have took that out of the money which is outstanding of money I owe which I have been paying out of my universal credit thought they can’t touch pip money ?
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Hello @dezzi111
Welcome to the community, how are you?
It's quite common for them to send a claim to debt management to see if there is any money that needs recovering.1 -
Hi @dezzi111,
Unfortunately they can and they will, including disability payments.
There are two factors two consider:
When the DWP decide you have been overpaid or owe them a debt etc:
Its because they think the claimant has made a misrepresentation ie you didn’t declare something or you had savings etc.
They other option is that they have made a mistake and you were unaware of this mistake.
Unfortunately, the onus is you you to prove that they have made a mistake.
My advice would be to write to them and ask them for a copy in writing of what it is they/ you are disputing.
Whilst doing so you can ask them to reduce the “debt” repayments as it will cause you severe hardship whilst you find out exactly what’s went on.
I hope this helps.0 -
I took out an early payment of UC totally around £400. I am quite happy to pay that off at £17 per month from my planned UC instalments.
Now that I have been awarded PIP, does that UC pre-payment count as debt then?0
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