Universal Credit claimants who were sanctioned and forced to claim and repay Recoverable Hardship Payments should consider whether they are eligible for a refund following the announcement of a new DWP Scheme.
If your client repaid Recoverable Hardship Payment debt to the DWP between 2014 – 2021, and tried unsuccessfully to get repayments reduced, they may be eligible for a refund.
Full details of the new Scheme are available here: Ask DWP to review their decision that you must repay a hardship payment – GOV.UK
The deadline to apply is 4 May 2025.
You can find more information on the background to judicial review challenge which led to the scheme being re-run here: New DWP Scheme: Refunds for Recoverable Hardship Payments
