Hi, my name is lawson123! upposed to receive back pay from pip but debt management have taken it all

lawson123
lawson123 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
edited June 2024 in Universal Credit (UC)

hi i was supposed to receive back pay from pip but debt management have taken it all and i have allready got a payment plan with them can they do this

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  • Jimm_Alumni
    Jimm_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,713 Championing

    Hi @lawson123, welcome to the community. Can I just ask a few questions to help us find possible answers, was the debt management regarding a DWP debt?

    How much, roughly you don't have to be exact, is the debt and how much was your PIP backpay?

  • lawson123
    lawson123 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener

    hi my bacpay frm pip was about £20050 and i rung debt managment and thhey say i still owe £500 after that ive been paying it for years off my uc

  • lawson123
    lawson123 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener

    hi yes it was a dwp debt

  • Jimm_Alumni
    Jimm_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,713 Championing

    If this has left you in a situation where you cannot pay for basic items then I would be contacting them to inform them so. For repayments they can take from benefits owed to you, even with a payment plan.

    I'm afraid I don't know too much about this area of how the DWP works, but from what I can gather they can take from PIP backpay but they're unlikely to take from your regular PIP payments going forward.

    If this has left you in a bad position I would call up to discuss the issue with them. As while you do have to pay back overpaid benefits, it should not put you in a position where you cannot pay for anything.

  • lawson123
    lawson123 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener

    thanks so much i shall contact them again

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