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DWP overrides court on benefit payments

Local authorities have been told they can continue to recover housing benefit and council tax overpayments made to ‘bankrupt’ local residents – despite a recent court judgement warning the practice could be illegal.

Local authorities have been told they can continue to recover housing benefit and council tax overpayments made to ‘bankrupt' local residents – despite a recent court judgement warning the practice could be illegal.

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