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@kevmat123 have you contacted your MP? I would do so and ask them to raise a complaint - I assume it is down to the CMS that you made the overpayment.
@actd yeh basically the time it took CB to contact CMS. Have contacted MP who hasn’t got very far and is suggesting small claims. CMS will not help as I am direct pay. Have been told to ask my ex for the money back - obviously not got anywhere with that !!
@Jellybean hi my daughter left collage in 2021 June but my ex lied and still claimed child benefit after she left which I still had to continue to pay until Sep 2022 I told CMS she had left the year before but CMS said I had to get the proof which with a lot of running around going to the collage to get letters off them stating she left the year before but because my ex was conning the system claiming child benefit and all the other benefits related to that ie tax credit. Single parent ex. after sending in letters and text off my daughter they still wasn't happy and refused it went to 2 tribunals CMS said they got other information stating different dates but the didn't have it in black and which I did I reported my ex for fraud within 2 weeks I had a letter of CMS saying that the case Is now closed but I still had to pay the back payment coz I stop paying when I found out my daughter had finished college July 2021 or they would send the balifs into my house .. so I had to go the the obinsman to appeal it took 2 years for the hearing for the court case to ho through I turned up with letters off the collage and text off my daughter and finally the courts ruled in my favor 😀 so now I'm going after the CMS for my money .... I spoke the the CMS they said they go to wait for the letter off the courts.. I did mention about interest on my money .days off work to go to the courts..running around ie to the college getting the proof but they said that would be a separate case hope this helps anyone don't give up hope the CMS just puts obstacles in your way and u got to prove everything .. its a private company all they care about is getting money and not the fair justice that should be given first
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