Following on from the passing of my wife I received a letter from the Government State Pensions Dept saying that they had overpaid Anne's pension. They asked for £317.20 to be repaid back giving various ways of doing this. I had already got a similar letter from PIPS ( Diasability Living Allowance.) asking for £85 to be paid back as a result of a similar overpayment. It was so distressing dealing with this latter matter that it took me writing three cheques before I got it right. Then I get the former letter. Emotionally I couldn't deal with it and put the State Pension letter to one side. Once composed I researched this matter and found out through a website called This is Money. 4th October 2019 that although the bereaved receive these type of letters they do NOT in law have to repay this money. It followed on from a destitute family being asked for £666 in over payments to be returned. The web site had researched this matter and got the Government to admit they cant demand these repayments in law BUT NEVER SAY THIS IN THEIR LETTER! This put the bereaved family mind at rest. Whilst I could reimburse this money I'm not doing so. (A) Because of Goverment deceipt. ( B) My darling paid into the State Pension Scheme since she was aged 15. Anne passed at 71 and never once missed a payment or went on unemployment benefits. Eventually this money will be paid into Pancreatic Cancer Research UK. The disease my darling passed away from.
Love and Light Geoff.
