DWP pursued woman’s employer for nonexistent ‘benefit debt’

"Welfare Officials' Blunder Puts Disabled Caregiver's Job at Risk: A shocking case of bureaucratic bungling has left a 44-year-old woman who provides full-time care for her disabled mother on the brink of losing her job. Despite a court ruling nearly four years ago that she owed nothing to the government, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has written to her employer demanding repayment of a non-existent "benefit debt." The woman, who relies on her job to support herself and her mother, claims she was left stunned and worried when she received the letter, which threatens to deduct the payment from her salary. As the DWP's mistake puts her livelihood at risk, the caregiver is fighting to clear her name and prevent a devastating blow to her family's well-being."

Exclusive: Employer of woman who cares for disabled mother was asked to deduct ‘debt’ from salary despite court ruling she had nothing to payA woman providing full-time unpaid care for her elderly disabled mother says her job was put in jeopardy after welfare officials wrongly pursued her employer for a nonexistent “benefit debt” quashed by the courts nearly four years ago.The 44-year-old woman said she was staggered when the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) wrote to her employer out of the blue this month demanding they deduct the long-forgotten universal credit overpayment “debt” from her salary. Continue reading...