The government is still deducting money from Universal Credit claimants to clear unpaid utility bills.
By Alex HomerThe government is still deducting money from people's Universal Credit to pay their utility bills, despite it losing a legal case concerning other benefits.
Helen Timson, who was unable to work because of physical and mental health conditions, said deductions had left her unable to pay her rent and at one point she had to cancel an appointment for an NHS cancer scan because she could not afford to pay for a taxi. Ms Timson said she had faced deductions several times without her consent, including when an energy company wrongly deducted £80.80 a month for a year-and-a-half for a non-existent debt up until 2019. She had already settled and closed her account with the company.
The DWP also confirmed it did not make any money from administering third party deductions and the final costs of contesting the judicial review and appeal with Ms Timson were not yet known.Andrew Sykes said he helped people pause deductions for 12 months by applying for a debt relief order Mother-of-three Chelsea Elliman says she faced deductions of £114.10 a month from her Universal Credit payments - most of which was to pay arrears to a water company and for her ongoing usage.
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