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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…
What to do if you need to pay more tax or you're due a refund, including P800 tax calculations from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
If you’ve paid too much or too little tax by the end of the tax year (5…
Your tax calculation letter (also known as a P800) will tell you how you…
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will collect the tax you owe over the next…
Tax credit overpayments - repaying tax credits, repayment methods, what to do if you cannot repay
You might be overpaid tax credits if: there’s a change in your…
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will send you a letter called a ‘notice to…
You can ask to repay what you owe over a longer period of time if you’re…
After you start getting Universal Credit you’ll get a letter from HM…
If you get a ‘notice to pay’ you must repay HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)…
Tell HMRC if you think your Child Benefit has been overpaid, how to repay an overpayment.
How to repay a student loan or grant you are overpaid by mistake, for example if your income or course changes or you leave your course early.
Use the online form if HMRC has paid you too much tax credits and you think you should not have to pay it back.
Get a refund or interest if your company pays too much Corporation Tax or pays it early
Fix a National Insurance contribution payment if you paid an employee the wrong amount after 6 November 2022.
Find out which service to use for import declarations made on the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) or Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF).
Check when you’re eligible for repayment interest if HMRC are late in settling a repayment claim from a VAT Return or VAT you've overpaid.
A DWP staff guide about how overpayments of benefits are recovered.
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