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SSI Recipient Forced to Repay Mother’s Overpayment Debt Unknowingly

Springfield, Illinois – A woman in Illinois is facing the burden of repaying an overpayment debt incurred by her mother, despite being a recipient of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and unaware of the situation. Marie S, surprised by the notification from the Social Security Administration (SSA), discovered a debt dating back to 1976 that she now must resolve. The ordeal began with Marie receiving a notice of an overpayment exceeding $1,500 after relying on SSI …

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Carer’s Allowance Nightmare: Woman Forced to Repay £4,000 After Honest Mistake

Bath, United Kingdom – Davina Ware recounts the anguish she feels over her experience with the carer’s allowance, a modest weekly benefit meant for those revered by the government as Britain’s “unsung heroes.” Her voice trembles with pain as she describes feeling “humiliated,” “devastated,” and “treated like a conniving thief” by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Ware received a demand to repay nearly £4,000 just three months before her retirement, stemming from a …

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Benefits scandal: Elderly woman with dementia forced to repay £7k to DWP from life savings

London, UK – Rose Chitseko’s mother, a 92-year-old woman battling advanced Parkinson’s and dementia, is facing a harsh financial penalty from the Department for Work and Pensions. Despite a lifetime of careful financial management, she now finds herself repaying over £7,000 to the DWP due to a failure to report a change in circumstances five years ago. In early 2019, Chitseko began receiving a carer’s allowance to look after her mother, prompting a requirement to …

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