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Will 1 advance payment from Universal Credit be deducted from PIP arrears?

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LeeA380
LeeA380 Community member Posts: 59 Connected
in PIP, DLA, and AA
Recently I had an advance payment of UC (around £400) to tide me over until my ESA assessment is undertaken. I am fine with the arrangement of having £20 deducted from a monthly UC/ESA as part of this advance.

Now I have been awarded PIP with arrears to come. However, is this £400 considered 'debt' and as such it will be paid off from within what arrears I am due to receive before I receive it?
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  • woodbine
    woodbine Community member Posts: 11,655 Disability Gamechanger
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    Any payments from the DWP are sent to their debt recovery dept. to see if the claimant owes them any money, so it's likely that's what will happen.
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