DWP wants refund – a year after son died

When my son died in August last year, he was receiving personal independence payments (Pip) and employment and support allowance (ESA).

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I used the Tell Us Once service to notify the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). I received a letter from the DWP dated 23 September 2024, confirming the final amount owed to him, which was duly paid to my account. I have since received a letter from the DWP, dated 14 July 2025, which says £66.16 was incorrectly paid for the three days after he died. It says: “We hope you appreciate that when public funds are incorrectly paid we are obliged to ask fo