stainsby
Welfare Benefits Officer, Gallions Housing Association, Thamesmead SE London
Member since 22nd Jan 2004
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RE: Deductions for old overpayment
Tue 21-Apr-09 03:29 PM |
Pension Credit is a prescribed benefit, and so deductions can be made, but there is no reason why deductions should not be made from ongoing HB.
As ever, I would advise that you get hold of a copy of the original overpayment decision. There is every possibility that it might not be valid or cannot be produced. This would mean that the clock has not started to run in relation to the appeal time limits
You could also ask for a statement of resons for the decision and then once you have it, submit an appeal within 14 days of it being issued (Sch 1 Tribunal Procedure (First Tier Tribunal) (Social Entitlement Chamber) Rules 2008 SI 2008 no 2685).
Its generally accepted that there can be no recovery of an overpayment while an appeal is pending
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