Got a letter today off the DWP saying they are going to start taking deductions from my Maternity Allowance for the Social Fund Payment I had back in 2006!
I had totally forgotten about this (was a crisis loan for £80). I'm really quite upset, I know I owe the money, so I know I need to pay it back - but if they had contacted me and asked for it back any time in the last 5 years I could have paid it without blinking!
Now my sole income is Maternity Allowance, and they want £12 PER WEEK! There is no way I can afford £12 per week, Im on a debt management plan.
Question is what do I do? Ill happily pay back the money but all my other priority debts are only getting £5 per month! But it is an automatic deduction so they've already started taking it
I had totally forgotten about this (was a crisis loan for £80). I'm really quite upset, I know I owe the money, so I know I need to pay it back - but if they had contacted me and asked for it back any time in the last 5 years I could have paid it without blinking!
Now my sole income is Maternity Allowance, and they want £12 PER WEEK! There is no way I can afford £12 per week, Im on a debt management plan.
Question is what do I do? Ill happily pay back the money but all my other priority debts are only getting £5 per month! But it is an automatic deduction so they've already started taking it