Struggling Universal Credit claimants are being forced to pay back up £80 a month to the government after being overpaid through no fault of their own, an MP has revealed.
A plea for the UK Government to stop pursuing accidental overpayments the DWP makes to benefit claimants has been made by the SNP's David Linden.
The Glasgow East MP has called on the Department of Work and Pensions to show compassion and “waive” the recovery of overpaid benefits to struggling constituents.