Benefit overpayments
Dear HM Revenue and Customs,
Could you please disclose how many universal credit claimants have had payment deductions due to historic tax credit overpayments, with an annual break down going back as far as possible.
How much money has been deducted over the same period?
How much of this because of errors that weren’t /were the claimants fault?
What and when were the largest 10 overpayments you identified and attempted to recoup during that period?
How many letters have been sent to universal credit claimants relating to deductions due to historic tax credit overpayments over the same period?
How many debts have you passed onto to private collection agencies in each year?
What are the names of these companies?
Yours faithfully,
Gurpreet Kaur
Our ref: FOI2022/69547
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Dear Gurpreet Kaur,
We are writing in response to your request for information, received 7
November.
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HMRC Freedom of Information Team
Dear Team, FOI,
Thank you for your reply but you do hold this information and released it under FOI in April last year. See here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/claim...
Could you please review this. Thanks
Yours sincerely,
Gurpreet Kaur
Our ref: IR2022/75055
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Dear Gurpreet Kaur,
We are writing in response to your request for information, received 28
November.
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HMRC Freedom of Information Team
Dear Team, FOI,
Thank you for your response. Could you please provide more up to date data on the TC1131s issued. At present the table goes up to 20 Dec 2020. Could you please take it to the present day?
Thank you
Yours sincerely,
Gurpreet kaur
Our ref: FOI2023/00129
Dear Gurpreet Kaur,
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Dear Gurpreet Kaur,
We are writing in response to your request for information, received 4
January.
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HMRC Freedom of Information Team
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