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Benefit overpayments - how they happen, your responsibilities, making repayments to DWP Debt Management, appeal an overpayment decision, Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA)
Tell the office dealing with your benefit straight away if: you think…
You may have to pay the money back if you’ve been overpaid. For example,…
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) can recover benefit…
How you pay back the overpayment depends on: whether you’re making…
This is a probation contact centre inside Peterborough Magistrates' Court, within the Probation Service, East of England region.
Use this service if you need to repay debt to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Use this service if you need to repay money to the Department for Work and…
Pentonville is a men’s prison and young offender institution in the London Borough of Islington, North London.
When debt payments can be taken from your wages, changing how much you pay, paying it off early, and reporting a change to your circumstances
How to prioritise and reduce your debts, and where to get free debt advice
The Payment Exception Service is a way for people who do not have a bank account to collect benefit or pension payments. It replaces the Simple Payment service
Making someone bankrupt is one way to recover money owed to you – bankruptcy petition fees and download a guide to creditor bankruptcy petitions
How to take legal action if someone owes you money (small claims court), how much it costs, what happens next. Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.
Debts you owe (for example court fines, rent or Council Tax) can be deducted from your benefits – sometimes called third party deductions or Fuel Direct
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