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Originally posted by Duckypup:
The exact same thing happened to my Mum Aimee. She had to pay back ONE Day worth of pension. I know it makes sense logically but the fact they pounce on it straight away just seems so insensitive.

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Originally posted by Aimee:
some of you might have read my thread about my neighbour dying and his wife asking me for advice

its the funeral tomorrow

well, she has just been round to show me a letter she got from the pensions place and it reads, mrs ... we are sorry to here mr .... has died but any money that you have taken out of your joint post office a/c with need to be paid back

the woman has just lost her husband

her husband was claiming for the both of them and now he has died she has to make a new claim for herself, fair enough, he died on a sunday and her money was due on the monday, they have told her not to take the money out of the account causes its paid in advance and so its not hers, i always thought benefits was paid in arrears, so the money is hers, except maybe for the monday as he died on the sunday

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Originally posted by Lindsxdx:
Oh my god, how harsh. Wouldn't know how to help, my advice would be to take the money out anyway if she needs it but that will result in them taking it back at some point so probably not much help but if her alternative is no money at all what alternative does she have.

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Originally posted by erinp:
Standard letter,insensitive I agree but correct none the less,benefit is paid in advance.
She will now claim widows Allowance.

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Originally posted by erinp:
Tel her not to panic ,it will be dealt with as an overpayment,It will all sort itself out.

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Originally posted by Aimee:

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Originally posted by erinp:
Standard letter,insensitive I agree but correct none the less,benefit is paid in advance.
She will now claim widows Allowance.

it is in advance well i've told her wrong then you don't get your wages in advance do you, so i always thought it worked the same way