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Overpayment recovery.

Plumduff
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Debt Adviser,Southway Housing, Manchester

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Can Debt management recover an Income Support overpayment under appeal. Has there been a recent change that I have missed.
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Steve_h
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The only time this should happen is when it is a late appeal

Plumduff
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Debt Adviser,Southway Housing, Manchester

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Thanks for reply, can you confirm the regs please.

PolicyPrincess
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Operations & Advice Manager - Citizens Advice Taunton

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I normally just state “section 7.9 (c) of The Overpayment Recovery Guide provides that “Where the debtor has disputed the overpayment decision; by (a) … ; or (b)  making an appeal;” You should suspend recovery action until the dispute is dealt with and I should be grateful if you would do so immediately.”