2006-10-25 10:28:20 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
no ,this benefit is to support disability only, offer 2 quid a week from i.s. they are not allowed to refuse.
2006-10-25 11:23:51 · answer #1 · answered by joseph m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Income Support and DLA are paid through different departments. As DLA is separate, any monies owed cannot be taken directly. However they can have you set up a direct debit to have the funds paid back that way. If you are working at all now, they are also able to set up a payment through your wages instead without your permission.
If you were aware of this mistake and did not inform them they can take whatever efforts they need to get the money back including court injunctions, etc, so it is in your best interest to repay however you can. Even if it is down to their own error, they can still reclaim what is owed.
Talk to them and see if you can come to some arrangement before things get out of hand.
Good Luck
2006-10-25 10:47:53 · answer #2 · answered by Treat Infamy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as far as i know DLA is calculated an regulated by a separate body from the ones who pay out income support,
and therefore, any over payment of income support can only be deducted from income support payments or my the person owing the overpayment actually paying the money back in some other way, it cant be deducted from DLA
2006-10-25 11:29:12 · answer #3 · answered by LIL H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no the amount of allowance is set. if it was the DSS fault that overpayment was made and it was not likely that the claimant would have known it was over paid then it is tough on the DSS. as an example with a new claim or an adjustment to a claim. if is likely that the claimant knew that the payment was too high then the DSS can claim it back.
2006-10-25 10:34:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
ring yr local benefits office and ask if u have been overpaid they norm want they're money back no matter what and by who, but if u ring em they will tell u for sure and if needed set up a pretty good re-payment idea ie a couple of quid a wk
2006-10-25 10:35:34 · answer #5 · answered by kj 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO it will be recovered from future payments at a reduced rate
2006-10-28 14:13:26 · answer #6 · answered by FlyingPm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'd think so wouldn't you, but no that would just be too easy!
Each claim is separate so there for over payments cant be taken out of other benefits!
2006-10-25 10:38:10 · answer #7 · answered by Ah! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
up until the late 1990's over payments did not have to be repayed unfortunatly the onus is now on you its a form of fraud sorry ie the recipt of monies known to be not due =fraud sorry ex dhss collections
2016-05-22 13:41:30 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't really understand your question, but if you overpaid them trying to recover it will be an uphill climb; if they overpaid you though it's altogether different... well it's also an uphill kinda thing so maybe not so different.
2006-10-25 10:40:01 · answer #9 · answered by Grev 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No any recovery must from the over paid benefit
2006-10-25 10:36:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋