With about 1.5 million tax credit recipients set to be transferred on to the system from September, campaigners fear many more households will be alerted to years-old debts.
The charity Citizens Advice told the BBC an “illogical situation” had occurred in which households facing deductions were being referred to local authority hardship schemes - funded by the DWP - for support.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), which managed Ms Crow’s tax credits, has previously admitted an error in calculating how much she owes.
Grace Brownfield from the Money Advice Trust charity told the BBC losing benefits income made a “massive difference” to those affected.
Sylvia Simpson, from the debt advice service Money Buddies in Leeds, told the BBC they had come across cases where deductions had been wrongly taken because of system error.
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With about 1.5 million tax credit recipients set to be transferred on to the system from September, campaigners fear many more households will be alerted to years-old debts.
The charity Citizens Advice told the BBC an “illogical situation” had occurred in which households facing deductions were being referred to local authority hardship schemes - funded by the DWP - for support.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), which managed Ms Crow’s tax credits, has previously admitted an error in calculating how much she owes.
Grace Brownfield from the Money Advice Trust charity told the BBC losing benefits income made a “massive difference” to those affected.
Sylvia Simpson, from the debt advice service Money Buddies in Leeds, told the BBC they had come across cases where deductions had been wrongly taken because of system error.
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