Write of dwp overpayment

Qasimo
Qasimo Online Community Member Posts: 187 Empowering
in PIP, DLA, ADP and AA
Hello does anyone know where I can get dwp overpayment written off really important this for me so much tension and stressing out man...

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  • bg844
    bg844 Online Community Member Posts: 3,883 Championing
    DWP Debt Management 0800 916 0647

    You won’t automatically get an overpayment ‘written off’, if you have been overpaid then you must repay it. Try phoning the above number to discuss your options.

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Is this related to when you were claiming UC because your partner had too much savings? If so then all UC overpayments are recoverable, even if it was on official error so it's very unlikely it can be written off.
  • Qasimo
    Qasimo Online Community Member Posts: 187 Empowering
    Ok but if I sign up universal credit again they can take money off from universal credit right??
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Yes but you will need to claim with your partner. If either of you have savings of more than £16,000 you won't be able to claim.

    For every £250 or part there of over £6,000 there's a £4.35/month deduction.
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,001 Championing
    poppy123456 said:
    Yes but you will need to claim with your partner. If either of you have savings of more than £16,000 you won't be able to claim. 
    I know what poppy means but it's slightly ambiguously worded. For the avoidance of doubt - if your joint savings exceed £16,000 you cannot claim UC.
  • Qasimo
    Qasimo Online Community Member Posts: 187 Empowering
    Thanks everyone she phone them they said don't worry about letter they are sent to make people phone them 😂 anyway they taking off from her carer allowance now is it possible for us to apply for universal credit then??
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    calcotti said:
    poppy123456 said:
    Yes but you will need to claim with your partner. If either of you have savings of more than £16,000 you won't be able to claim. 
    I know what poppy means but it's slightly ambiguously worded. For the avoidance of doubt - if your joint savings exceed £16,000 you cannot claim UC.

    Yes, now you mention it i can see what you mean. Thanks calcotti, i appreciate it.
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,001 Championing
    Qasimo said:
    .. is it possible for us to apply for universal credit then??
    Not if you have joint savings that are over £16,000.
  • Qasimo
    Qasimo Online Community Member Posts: 187 Empowering
    @calcotti yea we spent it gone below so we can apply innit
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Qasimo said:
    @calcotti yea we spent it gone below so we can apply innit
    Then yes you can reapply. They will likely ask for bank statements to confirm your savings are now below £16,000. There will be a deduction for savings of over £6,000 as I advised above. 

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