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Hi non dep deductions based upon unknown earnings?
I have a client who has a son who leads a chaotic lifestyle, and she has also indulged him a bit.
He claims JSA, gets sanctioned, reclaims , sofa surfs etc, and shes never sure what hes up to. Just lets him get on with stuff
HB have just noticed his JSA claim stopped in 2013, and due to non dep deductions this has generated an overpayment, that in all likelihood is recoverable.
He had no income at the time, and she was basically clothing and feeding him.
HB have now sent the overpayment notice, and the highest non dep deduction has been placed for the period.
I may have dreamt it, but im sure i read some caselaw decision a couple of years ago that says Local authorities
arent allowed to automatically by default add the highest non dep rate if income is unknown or cannot be determined.
I think its recoverable, but i want to try and get the amount reduced if possible
Struggling to find it, (if it indeed exists) so any help would be appreciated
Thanks, as always