ESA overpament

Hi everyone, i have been told to pay back £5876 for getting severe disability premium while my daughter claimed carers for me, i understand this but the circumstances were very unusal i have done a mandatory reconsideration, but all i got back was a letter saying i had to pay it back, the reason i am disputing this, is in feb 2019 my wife died in hospital, the next day i was in hospital with flu /pneumonia, i was put in intensive care because my blood presure dropped to 80 over 60, i was in for 3 weeks and 3 weeks later buried my wife and am still mourning her so much, i didn`t know they were giving me sdp ,the whole of that year i was on another planet, i have had severe mental health problems since 1990, i have since found out my daughter filled in a esa form while i was in hospital, i sent the dwp, letters fom my specialist from the qe hospital telling them my wife died and i was seriously ill at this time, doctors notes, proof i was in hospital when the form was filled in, i am really asking do you think it is worth me appealing this, any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

I would just like to thank BIS about your advice to contact my mp, he contacted the dwp and they agreed to another mandatory reconsideration, i got the news this week and they have overturned the original decision and put the decision in my favour,thank you BIS.

Hi Stephen, so pleased to hear that this matter has been resolved for you. I was so sad to hear in your original post of all you had been through with losing your wife and serious illness yourself. Take good care of yourself and hope you can find some peace over Christmas and the coming year.
All good wishes to you