Paul S
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why they cant make this transparent so we can all see how it is worked out, or even give us a table or chart to work it out so that we know roughly how much we should get and when the award notice comes, we can match it up and raise the issue sooner rather than later if there is a difference between our calcs and theirs, if they are 100% correct there is right even if over paying compared to your calc, then get it in writting so no come back later.
easy. |
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claimbankchargesback
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I have good news for you!!!
The government have messed up big time, and did not follow the correct procedures when taking back the money they overpaid.
As a result, they actually acted illegaly, and have to pay the people back that they took the money from!
See the article below, which has been in other news sources as well.
The news was only broken today, so its early days, and its not clear whether its most people, or every single person, and whether there is any time limit on it, but it looks like it will come as a huge relief to thousands and thousands of people.
Hopefully it may apply to you. |
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Pleasant Peter Perkins
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I completely agree. The government should foot the bill for their mistakes. I say this as one of the poor s*ds that pay the extra tax...but I think it's fair on this occasion. |
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alan_attack
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I know! I told them I had 25 kids when I only have 2 and now i've got to repay £68,000!!!
Ludicrous. It's one rule for them and another for us. |
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Ahwell
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We're in dispute with them over money they overpaid us. We havn't had anything from them for 2 years, but they still reckon we owe 2 grand. They're 'looking into our case' so maybe sometime next century I'll hear from them. |
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honey
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I got married last December, I told them last October the date of the marriage and they messed up and now I owe over £800.00 and they want it in a lump sum, it's strange but 4 years ago when I first claimed, they paid over £2,000 into somebody else's bank account, when they finally admitted they had made a mistake, they wouldn't give me it in a lump sum, they insisted that I would have it spread out over the year! the really annoying thing was that I had still had to pay the child minder while they were sorting out their mistake. But it's not unusual every year they have wanted at least £500.00 back - it makes you wonder whether you are supposed to actually use the money they send you |
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iwillifuwill
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When my child was born i applied for tax credits after 5 mths,i went to the tax office after several hours wait they give me 100 quid.
Yes we were overpaid as well and due to there error we get peanuts every month as well.There is never details of how much is paid back and how much is left to pay back,its pathetic.All them people working for the tax office on huge salaries and drop a bomb like that,heads should roll. |
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sammie
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I know how that feels .. i have had five new letters this month already as i keep pointing out their mistakes
In november 06 my son became registered disabled and i had to stop work to care for him
They still had me down as working even though i told them i was not ..
Finally this month i get it sorted and they decided i owed them £300.. i argued that they infact owed me as they did not have my son down as disabled .They got back to me and said they had adjusted the figures and i actually owed over 2k from whenever..
So after more arguing and phonecalls it has ended up with me owing £200 .. i can not work that one out and i am taking it further as i know something is wrong ....
I now get a monthly amount and each month it goes up to a different amount .. i am so confused .this system is failing and leaving those who need the monies in the poor house ..
I am lucky as i have a husband who supports us .. i feel sorry for those on one income |
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plaza de toros
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Yep they said they overpaid by £1800. I went to a law centre who are now dealing witrh the case for me. Go to a law centre. They are free and will deal with the case for you and you can appeal against the decision! They admitted in my case they had made an error but still they were insisting on asking back for the money! |
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Lady Garden of Current Events
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I owe them a few grand too! Why dont they get the payments right to start with?
Now go and put the kettle on and chill out for a bit, lol! |
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treacadelic
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It's not illegal for HMRC to ask for that money back. The majority of overpayments occur because people give false income details or knowingly give false eligibility criteria such as disability, claiming childcare when non is provided etc.
Sure, there are problems that occur from the governments side as well and the whole thing should have been planned a lot better but as someone who works in tax credits complaints I can tell you that the majority of overpayments we see are down to the claimants, not HMRC.
Saying that, I've got an overpayment myself but that is down to me splitting up from my wife.
Keep on disputing the overpayment and take it as far as you can, MP, ombudsman, whatever you can. Even if you lose you won't be forced to pay any more back than you owe.
P.S. The aricle highlighted by claimbankchargesback refers to claims that were re-finalised. i.e. the annual declaration was completed and the claim finalised but then changes were made to that years entitlement (income changes, child entering full time non advanced education, disability being granted) forcing the claim to re-finalise.
This apparently may have been illegal so if you received more than one finalised award notice for any year you were overpaid then that may be the way to take the dispute. Mention the article and take it from there. |
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Dimples
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The best advice I can give to anyone in this situation is to challenge the overpayment, you can do this by getting forms from the Citizens Advice Bureau. I managed to claim back £800.00 from them, though not before getting into financial difficulties. The problem is not the civil servants that work for the Tax credits it is actually a fault with the computer system. I know this as I am in the civil service |
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Julia H
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Well I've heard from a friend, that the courts have said it is unlawful for Inland Revenue to claim back these overpayments and that they have to pay it back out to the people again. I personally, haven't heard from them, but am now dreading the postman! |
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