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3 years 1 month ago #267331 by Cathie100
I have been awarded enhanced rate of mobility after the help from your website. Thank you! However, I was paying back DWP a weekly payment from my Universal Credit for Carers Overpayment. The back monies £1,110 I was awarded have been taken and paid towards these arrears. I now receive no back money! Can this be done? I am gutted as this would have helped me tremendously!

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3 years 1 month ago #267356 by BIS
Hi Cathie

Your question is outside the scope of the forum, but the rules about how they recover overpayments can be found here

www.gov.uk/government/publications/benef...yment-recovery-guide

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3 years 1 month ago #267359 by Gary
Hi Cathie

The short answer is yes they can.

Offsetting prior payment against subsequent award

3.17 This is covered by regulation 5 of the Social Security (Payments on Account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 1988 and Regulation 16 of the Universal Credit Regulations (Overpayments and Recovery) 2013. www.gov.uk/government/publications/benef...yment-recovery-guide

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