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How do they work out the end of UC claim due to change of circumstances?
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2 days 6 hours ago #308053 by Ducky Mum
How do they work out the end of UC claim due to change of circumstances? was created by Ducky Mum
I was claiming UC and received a small inheritance which took me over the £16,000 limit which I declared.
I should have received the inheritance on the 18th June but my sister in error put it in my son's account. On the 20th June I managed to get part of the money and the remainder on the 24th June. On the 24th June I used my journal to declare the inheritance and that it should have arrived on the 18th June but there had been problems. I had an appointment at the jobcentre to discuss on Saturday 28th June. They didn't know whether to close the claim and sent it to a decision maker. I then chased this after 2 weeks.
I then received a letter dated 16th July closing my claim on the 18th June.
Today I received a text asking me to check my UC journal which was impossible as it was a closed claim. I rang the helpline number and they read out a letter saying I had been overpaid by £1700 approx and the date of the closure was 24th May because I was late declaring the change of circumstances. I was expecting to repay from the 18th to 23rd of June. The delay was less than a week and could not have been on the day because I did not get the money then because of the error.
The UC,PIP, JSA and ESA (Claims and Payments)Regulations 2013 , part 3, Reg 37m (3) says that you have a month to give information.
Can I be asked to repay nearly a month of money because I did not declare on the day the inheritance should have arrived?
I should have received the inheritance on the 18th June but my sister in error put it in my son's account. On the 20th June I managed to get part of the money and the remainder on the 24th June. On the 24th June I used my journal to declare the inheritance and that it should have arrived on the 18th June but there had been problems. I had an appointment at the jobcentre to discuss on Saturday 28th June. They didn't know whether to close the claim and sent it to a decision maker. I then chased this after 2 weeks.
I then received a letter dated 16th July closing my claim on the 18th June.
Today I received a text asking me to check my UC journal which was impossible as it was a closed claim. I rang the helpline number and they read out a letter saying I had been overpaid by £1700 approx and the date of the closure was 24th May because I was late declaring the change of circumstances. I was expecting to repay from the 18th to 23rd of June. The delay was less than a week and could not have been on the day because I did not get the money then because of the error.
The UC,PIP, JSA and ESA (Claims and Payments)Regulations 2013 , part 3, Reg 37m (3) says that you have a month to give information.
Can I be asked to repay nearly a month of money because I did not declare on the day the inheritance should have arrived?
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1 day 1 hour ago #308105 by latetrain
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Hi Ducky Mum
Thank you for your question, unfortunately you are outside the remit of the forum.
We would advise you to contact your local Welfare Rights Organisation: advicelocal.uk where they can take all your circumstances into consideration when giving you advice.
Gary
Thank you for your question, unfortunately you are outside the remit of the forum.
We would advise you to contact your local Welfare Rights Organisation: advicelocal.uk where they can take all your circumstances into consideration when giving you advice.
Gary
Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
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