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Welfare and Debt Advisor, Stephensons Solicitors, Wigan Member since28th Jan 2004
DWP recently started recovery of an o/p of Supplementary Benefit from 1987.Unbelievably they actually managed to produce the decision notice from back then.Client is now off benefit as she has started work. Can they recover this long time defunct benefit under common law ?
welfare rights adviser, sefton metropolitan borough council, liverpool. Member since22nd Jan 2004
I doubt it as they have 6 years from the date that the cause of action accrued to issue legal proceedings.
Doh I was looking at it from a different angle PaulDefo time to retire