Petition · past parliament
Repay underpaid tax credits to the parents of disabled children.
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
In the news today is a piece stating that due to an error relating to information sharing between the DWP and HMRC families with disabled children have been underpaid since 2011, however, the Government are refusing to pay the underpayment. Figures show that 1 in 12 families were underpaid up to £4k
The parents of the children who have been underpaid had no way of knowing that the DWP and HMRC were not sharing information appropriately and, therefore, would not have known that they were being underpaid.
This is a despicable situation that may have led to disabled children not having access to the resources and equipment that are expensive and provided in their basic form by the NHS. Had they been overpaid parents would have been forced to repay for the entire period.
This is a despicable situation that may have led to disabled children not having access to the resources and equipment that are expensive and provided in their basic form by the NHS. Had they been overpaid parents would have been forced to repay for the entire period.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 26 Nov 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Dec 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Dec 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.