The standard time in which debts should be reclaimed by the DWP is six years. You can put in a defence if they issue you a county court claim for a benefit overpayment older than six years. Seek legal advice for this.
If the amount being recovered is causing financial difficulty, you should use your budget sheet to support asking for the amount to be reduced. You should have no more than three deductions from Universal Credit at any one time and a maximum of 25% of your standard allowance can be taken.
If we determine the potential overpayment was not your fault or was not due to fraud, you may qualify for an overpayment waiver. We will send you a Personal Financial Statement (DE 1446) with the Notice of Potential Overpayment.
In California, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) views deductions from wages to recover overpayments to an employee as unlawful deductions under the law.
Payments Log in to myEDD. Select Benefit Overpayment Services. Select Make a Payment. Select payment method type (such as ACH Debit). Complete the required fields, then select Submit.
You have the right to appeal an overpayment determination. You must submit your appeal in writing within 30 days of the mailing date on the Notice of Overpayment (DE 1444). You can still submit an appeal after the 30-day deadline, but you must provide the reasons why you missed the appeal deadline.
Appeal Rights You have the right to appeal an overpayment determination. You must submit your appeal in writing within 30 days of the mailing date on the Notice of Overpayment (DE 1444). You can still submit an appeal after the 30-day deadline, but you must provide the reasons why you missed the appeal deadline.