It's due to an error made by the Home Office
A government error could mean that thousands of benefits claimants may be forced to repay payments which they have incorrectly received. The error is down to a failure to update records.
Read more: DWP rule change to better help people on Universal Credit working 15 hours or more each week It appears, says Chronicle Live, that the failure to update the records meant people who had been refused settled status were still categorised as 'pending' and continued to receive things such as benefits and access to public funds to that they were not entitled to.
A DWP spokesperson said: "We are still working through how many people are affected and how much is owed," they said. "Once we know, we will write to the individuals affected and will consider payment arrangements. The total number affected is likely to be a small proportion of the 141,000 people."
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