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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
David Bradshaw

'Stressed' mum rushed to A&E after being wrongly told she owes the Government £11,000

A mum who was incorrectly told that she owed the government more than £11,000 says the stress of being chased for the money left her in A&E.

Georgie D'elia received notice from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) earlier this year that she owed the enormous sum.

The 59-year-old mum-of-one was told it was because she had wrongly received the amount in Universal Credit , even though she has written confirmation from the same department that she was entitled to the benefit.

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