Upset neighbour

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Definitely need advice on this one various places to go Citizens Advice, some councils (social services) have a Benefits Advice Officer, age UK are helpful too. If it does need to be repaid I am sure arrangements can be made to pay back in smaller amounts over time. There are so many mistakes being made at the moment.

They have the discretion to wipe some of this, according to Martin Lewis, and the rest should be paid back at as slow a rate as possible. He should complain and maybe say he deserves compensation for the shock and the fact it has been long-running and not his fault. If it was in my power I would say he should pay nothing back - what a nerve. I thought they were only able to go back 6 years.

It seems they have differnet laws....if we are paid short we only get it backdated for x amount of months...but if we! have been over paid then I different story as to how long they can go back...hope the whole thing is wiped off and let this person have some peace.. good luck...

Thanks for the reply's I have been to see him to-night and he is very upset, I have promised to telephone Benifits Office on Monday am for him,I have found out that they had not taken a very small pension into account when working out his benifit,but they did ask for his bank accounts and statements so cannot see why it has not been picked up before,specially when they worked out his OAP forcast.

They don't check bank accounts. That is only so they know where to pay him into.if the dwp do not disregard what is a very small op. I think his only remedy is to possibly threaten to take one stop to small claims court?
This is not my field, but he should put an appeal in stat to the appeals service!
There was a similar case the other day in a session I was involved
. However because I was not involved(ie no medical issues ) I do not know what was the outcome.
But you must put an appeal in ASOP!

Why is it letters like this nearly always land on our mats on a Friday, that means all weekend to worry before any of us can speak to someone from the department that sent the letter in the first place !

Glamma however this situation is resolved I'm sure your neighbour must really appreciate your kindnesses to him. You deserve a little bunch of for being such a good samaritan.

Thanks for that GA I don't go out of my way to being an over helpful neighbour it just sort of happens,what is so upsetting is this man is not the type to have deliberatley taken money he was not entitled to,I just think that the wrong info put down on original form and gone from there.Still must wait now until Monday and have a go.