Hi, I'm Lesley19661966! I was awarded PIP from April. Will arrears go towards UC debt management?

Lesley19661966
Lesley19661966 Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited August 2021 in PIP, DLA, and AA
Hello I’ve been awarded pip from April and they said it will be backdated. But because I’ve got debt management in place universal credit they said that’s pip that u/c could take all the arrears is this correct  help ?

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  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    Hi and welcome to the community 

    Yes that is correct if you think about it logically if you have a debt to dwp then they don't owe you 

    They will deduct the amount from any arrears you have 

    You can try and challenge this but don't think you will get anywhere 

    On a positive it will help clear the debt