LCS this morning demanding £10,303 on behalf of HMRC.

[London1971]

Please do as below, send to HMRC / Tax Credits. Note this is from another thread where I advised to do this and it was written off.

 

The Tax Credit's own COP26 Code of practice is on the internet for all to see. For your own reference here is the extract from the COP 26 most relevant to you. I would say your circumstances fit this exactly for a cancellation. I have also included the link for you, page 15. and yes, you should offer to send them a note from a GP /consultant re your daughter . For good measure do what another poster did, look up your local MP's surgery, make an appointment and explain everything.

 

If you need to discuss financial hardship with us, phone us to

explain this.

When you phone we may ask you about any family circumstances

that may lead to extra living costs. For example, if you’re looking

after someone who is chronically ill or disabled. In some exceptional

circumstances, we may cancel an overpayment altogether

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/public...too-much-cop26

 

Here is the link to COP 26 for your own reference

[London1971]

Actually, The SAR is a very good idea too. It took me about 2 minutes to find a phone call that never happened with false information about my salary.

 

Also with the COP 26, notes from GP's , or consultants will help you too.

 

Take note, I rang them many times, about the 12k or so that I owed them, most of the time I ended up speaking to a complete b*stard. But on one occasion I spoke to a lovely person, who said not to worry, and that Tax Credits will always come to a reasonable arrangement, in a worst case scenario, she threw an example out there of 50 per month, and not to lose sleep over it ( I lost a lot). In the end I only ended up owing them 60 pounds though.

 

The DCA, is actually (IMO) a good sign, because they are powerless. The real time to worry is when HMRC want to drag you in for an interview under caution, and suspect fraud.