will all money she gets back go on outstanding debt

Spiers1977 · January 27

Hi my wife just won pip tribunal at the moment £10 is taking out of your pip for overpayment of houseing benefit she is due for some money back from pip appeal will all money she gets back go on outstanding debt anybody can help

Thanks Jon

woodbine · January 27

I'm not 100% sure but I would have thought it a good idea to pay off the debt and be £10 better off.

lisathomas50 · January 27

@Spiers1977 from experience the council would of asked pip to take the 10.00 to pay off the overpayment the money nornsly goes to the person claiming pip it should be your choice wether you pay anymore of your overpayment when the claimant receives the money

This is from my own experience

MarkN88 · January 27

It would normally go to debt management first for them to decide, from there they usually make a decision.

lisathomas50 · January 27

@MarkN88 isn't that if its a dwp over payment this is housing benefit overpayment which I am paying back from my pip the council asked for money to be taken from my pip as they couldn't take it from my universal credit unless I havent read the perdons comment the right way ?

woodbine · January 27

Thinking about it.it would make sense if you have a benefit debt and get a benefit back payment that it would be used to pay off the debt.

Spiers1977 · January 27

Thanks everybody will wait until letter arrives

MarkN88 · January 27

lisathomas50 said:

@MarkN88 isn't that if its a dwp over payment this is housing benefit overpayment which I am paying back from my pip the council asked for money to be taken from my pip as they couldn't take it from my universal credit unless I havent read the perdons comment the right way ?

Yes, I think you are correct, if the local council has asked for it to be taken straight from the benefit, than yes that makes sense.

I think the only way that debt management would get involved if either you owed the DWP direct or the council had transferred the debt to the DWP, which I don't think can be done, I think only HMRC can transfer their tax credit debt to them as I've heard stories on other forums of this happening.

So, yes, sorry for the confusion.

lisathomas50 · January 27

@MarkN88 no its fine I thought I had read the post the wrong way

mikehughescq · January 27

Interesting. It is not legally possible to make any deductions from PIP whatsoever for any debt. I look forward to the clarification as to what is actually taking place.

woodbine · January 27

mikehughescq said:

Interesting. It is not legally possible to make any deductions from PIP whatsoever for any debt. I look forward to the clarification as to what is actually taking place.

well spotted mike I missed that one !

Spiers1977 · January 27

Thinks she's on disability living allowance does that make a difference or does it come under pip

woodbine · January 27

PIP has replaced DLA although some people are still on DLA but whichever the advice that mike gave applies.

will all money she gets back go on outstanding debt

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