Tax credit overpayment again

[jonnyb1978]

Going back to the start of 2009.....yes 3 years ago, my partner had a letter from the Tax credit idiots regarding an overpayment that they wanted paying back. Basically it was two payments. 1. A mistake when my then partner (now wife) received the credit through a paye scheme. 2. They say she never sent back an annual declaration so are untitled to any credits....She did return declaration. This was a single claim

 

I disputed this and asked for data protection subject access, transcripts etc. They failed to respond to my last letter dated February 2009 and heard nothing ever since. Today they come back with a letter saying i have been told about the overpayment before and to pay it by April, threatening the usual court proceedings etc.

 

Question is do i dispute it all again using the form T684 i think it is or carry on where we left off enclosing all previous letters.

 

There is an admittance of their mistake for overpayment 1 in their notes from the Subject access request. There are phone calls missing of their staff stating 'dont worry we dont owe anything'.

Phone calls from me asking for another declaration form as we never received one. Phone calls trying to sort overpayment. The hardest bit is trying to prove she sent the declaration. They say she didnt, she says she did. The overpayment in question was a single claim ending 15.05.2006 where a joint claim was started (i moved in with my partner), i was arguing if a joint claim was started then they were well aware the single claim was to stop as we told them.

 

Any advice please?