This is a bit of a long story, so I hope you'll bear with me. It has got me really worried. As a single parent at university, I am entitled to income support over the summer. However, last year the student advice team mislead a lot of us to believe that we could now claim all year round, which led to a lot of us being overpaid. I realised the mistake and signed off in February. Now it is summer I can make another claim, but I am terrified they will claim back all that money, which will work out at over £1000. When I go in to reclaim, will they be able to tell I was overpaid if I don't mention it? I know this is a terrible thing to ask, but I really cannot afford to live at the moment, let alone pay back such a substantial sum of money. And if I do have to pay it back, will htey expect it all straight away? I am so angry as it looks like I am deliberately claiming money but it was honestly a mistake, and lots of us are now in the same boat any advice would be appreciated