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thank you very much for your reply with your experience and best wishes for your application too.imnewhere wrote:Hi Simonjang,
Benefit overpayment:
I had benefit overpayment as well back in 2011 and I was asked to refund the overpayment with an administrative penalty. i am making about £5 a month for the last four years. No has contacted me requesting anything further other than the money leaving my account every month. I did not declare this on my application, i am just going to wait and see if they ask me about it but i do not think it should be an issue as you have not been convicted for benefit fraud. Again that is my opinion.
Hi Ohara,ohara wrote:I had a benefit overpayment in 2013. DWP deemed it a 'mistake' and there was no further action or penalty, they just sent me a letter asking to pay it back which I did in instalments at £150 per month. I did state this in my naturalisation application, after all it's better to declare everything and presumably HO are going to see this when they cross check HMRC / DWP systems and I didn't want it to seem like I was hiding anything.
I will let you know if it is approved when I hear something.
Hi Ohara,ohara wrote:I included a short covering letter with my application to explain a few things like my date of first entry into the UK and my signature being different between passports.
I think I just wrote something like "I had a child benefit / tax credit overpayment between 2013 and 2014."
Simple and to the point. They can see from HMRC files that it was a mistake. Repayments were directly to HMRC.
thank you for your replyohara wrote:I have no idea. I don't work for the Home Office.
Honestly I think you should just leave it. I also had benefit overpayment (which I paid off long before the application) which I didn't declare. I didn't even think about it until I came to this site and started worrying about it. You weren't prosecuted for and you are paying back so it does show good character. If you lie or completely ignore paying back what wasn't owed to you then that shows bad character. My application was approved on 31/05/2016. You do what is best for you, I just wanted to provide my insight as someone who chose not to write a follow up letter regarding the same issue.imnewhere wrote:I see Ohara received his approval. Congrats and thanks for all your invaluable support on this platform.
Please I have decided it might be wise to write a letter to the home office to advise about my benefit overpayment back in 2011 as I don't think it would affect the outcome of my case and to tell them I am making monthly payments of about £5
Please does anyone have a template that I can use to write to the home office?
I know my decision is likely to be next month and I don't want them to reject me based on this.
I would also send documentation showing I'm off good character such as awards I have won for my charity work etc
Thanks for your help
congrats Ohara & Imnewhere i saw you guys both been approved.imnewhere wrote:Thanks Superlaylay, you have set my mind at ease. I am glad you said this. I never thought it was a problem as i am making repayment and has done so for over 4 years.
I will definitely not send the follow up letter and just wait for the outcome. Now i feel more optimistic.
Congrats on your approval.