The person concerned had deductions applied to a Jobseeker’s Allowance payment on foot on an overpayment of €8,303.30. The overpayment arose to means not having been fully disclosed. Deductions were in place from 13/6/2017 to 8/8/2017. The client then found work, leaving a balance of €8063.85 outstanding.
There was an additional overpayment of €128 arising from concurrent working and claiming on 29/6/2017 to 30/6/2017 with a current balance of €99.05.
Separate appeals against these overpayments were submitted in August and October 2017.
Although the client made a new claim for Jobseeker Allowance on 24/10/2017, arrangements were made that no further deductions would be made towards either overpayment pending the outcome of the client’s appeals.
However, a deduction was taken towards one of the overpayments in January 2018 in error.
No further repayments will be deducted pending a decision of an Appeals Officer who will consider the client’s appeal against the two overpayments. If the client is successful in either or both of her appeals, the relevant overpayments will be refunded and the overpayment will be removed from the client’s record.
