Student loan overpayments of nearly £19m go unclaimed

The government is sitting on more than £18 million in student loan over-payments which have been unclaimed by nearly 60,000 graduates, it has emerged today.  Just under 60,000 former students in England overpaid on their student loans since 2015-16 and are owed refunds, averaging more than £300 per person, according to Student Loans Company (SLC) data. … Read more

Crackdown on fraudsters exposes nearly £2billion of false benefits claims and overpayments 

Crackdown on fraudsters exposes nearly £2billion of false benefits claims and overpayments The National Fraud Initiative matches data with public and private sector bodies It has identified £245 million of incorrect payments in the past two years alone The abuses range from housing benefits to disabled parking badges By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 01:31 BST, 19 … Read more