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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jon Ungoed-Thomas

‘I’m desperate’: Single mother students forced to repay benefits paid in error

Penny Davis
Penny Davis faces a demand of £12,382 after she claimed universal credit while taking a break from her PhD.
Photograph: Gary Calton/The Observer

Single mothers on postgraduate courses say they are being unfairly pursued by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over thousands of pounds in benefits which officials claim were paid in error.

One researcher faces a demand of more than £24,000 after having been told she was entitled to claim universal credit. Campaigners are calling for an urgent review.

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