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Carers allowance

Hi, on Friday I had a call from DWP that i have been overpaid carers allowance. I have a joint UC claim with my husband and I am his carer. For the past 18 months Ive been paid weekly the Carers allowance but then been taken from our UC award, £for £... When we receive the final amount of how much we have been overpaid by carers allowance, is UC responsible to settle this debt having taken it from us in first place?
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I agree with Poppy that it may be worth you looking at whether it would be better for you to cancel CA and just receive the Carers Element of UC so you can do overtime etc without worry.
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As a whole we haven't taken any benefit from DWP.. they pay us and also take it from us..
They pay £64 pw, then take £286 pm from us in our UC award.. we have NO monetary benefit from Carers allowance.. If there is an overpayment (which there is, im not denying it) then UC are clearly responsible for the overpayment (having taken the original carers allowance from us at UC level).. It is frustrating that both carers and UC are under the same umbrella (DWP) and cannot liaison together.. UC obviously know about the carers allowance because they take it back.