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Old goverment debt
I know that a debt cannot be chased if it is older than 6 years, but what if it is a claimed overpayment of benefits which is now 9 years old? I have always denied this debt. I have had 2 debt collectors chasing me but as soon as I tell them it is over 6 years old they drop it.
Now I have been made redundant and am signing on they say they are stopping Money off me to recover this 9 year old debt, Which I will fight of course.
Now I have been made redundant and am signing on they say they are stopping Money off me to recover this 9 year old debt, Which I will fight of course.
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Not all debts become statute barred after 6 years. This is a limitation applied to unsecured debt in England, Wales and NI.
For example, there is no legal time limit for Income Tax and VAT debts to be chased. You can always be pursued for debts owing to HM Revenue and Customs (although they may tend to stick to the six year limit).
Likewise, the Department of Work & Pensions (DWP) can chase debts after 6 years without going to court. They usually reclaim the overpayments by deducting them from current benefits.
For example, there is no legal time limit for Income Tax and VAT debts to be chased. You can always be pursued for debts owing to HM Revenue and Customs (although they may tend to stick to the six year limit).
Likewise, the Department of Work & Pensions (DWP) can chase debts after 6 years without going to court. They usually reclaim the overpayments by deducting them from current benefits.
If the Plaintiff has or is taking steps to recover the debt within the period of six years the debt remains outstanding and is recoverable from the debtor. The Plaintiff need only prove that a registered letter, or recorded delivery letter, claiming the outstanding debt, was sent to the debtor's last known place of abode within the period so specified (ie 6 years). In this event the debt is not statute barred.
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