Anyone else had these I received one last week for £114 attendance allowance overpayment of one week and yesterday a demand for me to pay £408 pension overpayment both asking me to repay the amount that was paid to my husband after his death. dwp Errors not mine. ( I will say that it was around a bank holiday period so they paid early)
I reported everything tell us once and town hall etc yet obviously the computers hadn’t caught up.
item in the news from BBC in feb says any overpayments in these circumstances can’t legally be claimed back they can only ask but they do make it rather threatening with letters from debt management. It was there error in total over £500 I only work part time minimum wage husbands contribution to our monthly bills has all gone to with no personal pension allowance left it all died with him. So asking me for this amount back just wanted to know anyone else had this and how did you deal with it.
if I pay one I’ll be expected to pay the other, I don’t mind even making a very small nominal payment and hope they can write it off but they won’t just worried how long do they keep on at you ????
Hi Toosoon I remember when I was winding up my dad's estate the solicitor said something like this could happen for me after his estate was settled. It didn't but I would have had to foot that bill.
don't know how they sleep at night chasing bereaved people for their errors. I am so very sorry that you are having to deal with this and I can only suggest that you 1) make contact with your localCitizens Advice Bureau who will be able to support you in dealing with this. 2) you could give the Macmillan Line a call and speak to one of the Advidors there who could maybe also help. 08088080000.thinking of you and sending some hugs. Gail x
