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Is there a new verification exercise?
I have just seen a chap who is fortunately just in time to challenge the decision that he’s been given a whopping mid 5 figure overpayment due to failure to verify his claim.
This isn’t a claim that was made during Covid, it was made in 2017 then (ahem) closed in 2022 after a verification exercise.
Is isn’t quite all square with the retro verification of claims made during Covid so I thought i’d check if I’m missing anything. has anyone else seen similar?
I have just seen a chap who is fortunately just in time to challenge the decision that he’s been given a whopping mid 5 figure overpayment due to failure to verify his claim.
This isn’t a claim that was made during Covid, it was made in 2017 then (ahem) closed in 2022 after a verification exercise.
Is isn’t quite all square with the retro verification of claims made during Covid so I thought i’d check if I’m missing anything. has anyone else seen similar?
I forget all the terms Dan, but off the top of my hazy recollections they also have a ‘UC risk review’ team looking at cases retrospectively. Separate from the ‘repair’ team retro covid verification.
Can’t remember if Jo (Cabbie from Hillingdon) has posted here or on CITA’s Friendface about it.
I’m seeing a lot of people get messages from the ‘enhanced review team’ saying they have doubts about ‘the legitimacy’ of someone’s claim….& then suspending it.
Haven’t had anyone overpaid as a result yet, but people being told they have to reverify everything & won’t get paid til they do.
For most I can’t see any particular reason for the doubt, though it is possible some of these people are being overpaid.
I’m seeing a lot of people get messages from the ‘enhanced review team’ saying they have doubts about ‘the legitimacy’ of someone’s claim….& then suspending it.
Haven’t had anyone overpaid as a result yet, but people being told they have to reverify everything & won’t get paid til they do.
For most I can’t see any particular reason for the doubt, though it is possible some of these people are being overpaid.
I wonder if poorly written algorithms are needlessly trawling up people? I know the PLP are looking at that stuff.
Oh… I hadn’t even thought of that Andy. You could well be right.
Oh… I hadn’t even thought of that Andy. You could well be right.