HI probably not the best place to put this but not sure where else.
I got a letter saying I had been overpayed and that they would be taking 2 lots of money from my JSA. Ok but, I now get a letter stating I need to pay back £916.30!!! There is a list of dates on the back of the page:
06/10/14 £21.90 then it goes to 02/05/2016 and onwards despite in a former letter saying my JSA will stop in December!!!
I admit I don't check what goes in the account every Thursday (fortnight??) as at the moment I am still in mum's place, there is plenty of food that I stockpiled when she was still here and I rarely go out. I have a some money in a bank account for my rent back home and am paying a few bills here as well.
Anyway, when I have gone and got money out of that account (kept in a separate account) the money seems right. I am only getting the basic JSA -no extras. Ok I am going to check my statements to see exactly how much I get.
Has anyone else had this happen to them? What if they are wrong, how easy is it to get this sorted out??? I was very upset about it last night and up to 3am worrying.
What has made me upset is that although I was redundant in August, I have only claimed since late June/early July as I was caring for my mother. I did not even claim as a carer and now I am being made to feel like a criminal!
I did ring up regarding the last letter (before this) and they weren't very forthcoming, just said it was an overpayment (it did not say £916.30 though. In the past when I have been out of work, I have had 'over payment letters' but not like this with details of debt manangement on the front of the letter!!!
Anyone else been through this??? What happend???