Help with repayment amount UC

CarlJames
CarlJames Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
in Universal Credit (UC)

Hello everyone, can someone please help me predicting what will happen with repayments going forward with Universal credit as waiting till new statement will be very stressful.

I currently pay for an error for housing by them when migrating to UC, so I was overpaid & had to get this corrected, they didn't stop payment & I ended up getting double payments which I repay £60 a month in deductions. Now they have made a further error by overpayment of just under £250. This is all down to their errors & as much as I would prefer to have repaid it instantly they decided on instalments.

My question is this, how will this happen & what amounts are going to be deducted? My current repayment of £60 is due to end in June I believe, now a new deduction will take place from next month for the £250 repayment, how will this work? Isn't there a limit of 15% of deductions? Can anyone please help show me how this might work? What repayment amounts will be deducted & for over what period? thank you so much in advance.

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  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 7,898 Championing
    edited December 18

    If you want to repay it all in one go, you can arrange that with DWP Debt Management.

    https://www.gov.uk/repay-manage-benefit-owed

    Or they can confirm the repayment schedule with you.

  • CarlJames
    CarlJames Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener

    Thank you. They have already notified me it'll be in repayments & I really do not want to cause more errors & confusion. I'm ok with repayments as the funds just remain & I'll just use them to top up deductions. I just need to know how much will be deducted & how it will work alongside the current £60 deduction, I do not mind if they take it quickly, I just do not want it to drag on if I can help it.

  • Mary_Scope
    Mary_Scope Posts: 3,213 Scope Online Community Children and Family Specialists

    Hi @CarlJames and a warm welcome to the community from me!

    I see Kimi has already given some good advice and information so I won't add anything more today but its lovely to have you here and I hope you enjoy your time on the community☺️

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 7,898 Championing
    edited 11:10AM

    DWP Debt Management can advise you on both the repayment schedule and how the new deduction will work alongside the old.

    Their phone number 0800 916 0647 is on the link I provided.

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