Anyone won a tax credits overpayment dispute?

[Shakey1500]

Great start to the week :(

According to tax credits, we were overpaid by £3k last year. And we're not entitled to tax credits this year. This means they can request a lump sum payment. I haven't spoken to the overpayment team yet.

I'm in the process of trawling through our bank statements. My gripe is, that I informed them of EVERY change in our circumstances last year. I had my working hours reduced, DH got a higher paid job. I gave them his basic salary. It rose from around 15k to 21k. I explained that there may be overtime but we would not know till the year end. However, our tax credits amount didn't change from when he was on 15k despite me telling them he would now be earning 21k.

So, I'm going to start a dispute. Has anyone been successful? Any tips? I accept that there would be an overpayment because of the overtime, but not 3k's worth!

Thanks

In April I received a letter from Pastdue credit solutions about an alleged debt of nearly £400 overpayment of child tax credits. They said they were collecting on behalf of HMRC. I had absolutely no prior notice of this. Contacted HMRC to be told that it related to overpayments in 2008 and 2009 - they said they had sent two letters - which I never received. HMRC said they could not provide me with records because they had been archived and that I could not make a complaint because I was 'out of time'. I contacted my MP and their office has been helpful. I believe there has been a rash of similar cases referred to MPs so I gather this is a new tactic of HMRC.

Sorry, shakey15000, had to sign up again with completely new log in, as it seems to have forgotten my email lol. I'm so confused about them, they'd even told me over the phone that it was their mistake and I'd get the money back they'd already recovered. Now every time I write they tell me they've already made a decision and I shouldn't contact them anymore about it. No explanation or anything even though it States on the website you're entitled to one. What would I do to contact the adjudicators and what would they need?

Hi all I hope this thread is still active?

We have just had a 4K over payment through due to child disability rate dropping.

I did ring and tell them the date the disability element level is was dropping but got told to call back on or after that date.

Since then I never called back as my father was diagnosed with cancer and had to care for him along with arranging my wedding last minute so he could walk me down the isle (unfortunately he never made my wedding date, he passed 2 weeks prior)

The last thing on my mind was to call back in with all this going on

So my question is, is it worth appealing on these grounds or am I just wasting my time

Thanks all in advanced x