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overpayment of SWA

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  • 20-01-2012 12:17am
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    rob316
    Registered Users Posts: 17,963 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi

    Looking for some advice or if anyone has any experience.

    So I went to post office today to collect Supplementary Welfare (awaiting FIS). Expecting one week plus 4 arrears. Got to window in post office, answered my phone got distracted, signed receipt was handed money. Put into my pocket walked back home and low and behold I got paid just over €1000 more than I should have gotten. Never even looked at the receipt properly at the time as I was on the phone. (ignorant I know)

    I rang CWO straight away and left a message. Whats the situation here, how do I pay it back? I obviously just want to give back the over payment straight away. Do I just go to SW office and give it to them or what?

    Any help appreciated as Im quite anxious and I probably wont get an answer from the CWO till Tuesday.

    Thanks


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    wmpdd3
    Registered Users Posts: 9,624 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    The post office should have given you a copy of the receipt?


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    rob316
    Registered Users Posts: 17,963 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    Ya mate I got the receipt its defenitely wrong . Like I said I was on the phone so I was distracted. This can be easily cleared up right?


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    wmpdd3
    Registered Users Posts: 9,624 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    Does it just say swa 1000 euro or whats the breakdown?


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    rob316
    Registered Users Posts: 17,963 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    it says basic rate less 340.50 and then there is a deductions section that is blank when infact it should have my part time wages. So they have forgotten to deduct my means it looks like.


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    confuseddotcom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,790 ✭✭✭confuseddotcom


    Ensure it's not rightfully yours first though, - you mention Arrears, maybe it is towards this? Does the Slip/Receipt show how many days you got Payment for, you can base it on that.

    Just make sure it actually isn't yours before ya give it back as you'll have a hard enough time trying to get it back off them again lol!!


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