BBCThousands of people are seeking help with debt after the government paid them benefits, only to then be told they were not entitled to the money and must repay it.
Debt counselling service Money Wellness said nearly 10,000 people sought advice last year after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) told them it would be clawing money back.
Kevin Hylton, a crane operator from Birmingham, said the DWP had been pursuing him for £13,000, even though he was informed he could claim Universal Credit when he was forced to take time off work due to illness.
“In all honesty they haven’t overpaid me,” he told the BBC’s Money Box programme. “They’ve just been hounding me for the…
