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• If the Pension Service says you've had a Pension Credit overpayment

  . The Pension Service can only ask you to pay money back if you:   gave wrong information when you first applied or after you started receiving Pension Credit didn’t report a change of circumstances which

• Taking action over credit brokers

  back in the same way as if you’d been dealing with the credit broker directly. Report a concern to the Information Commissioner's Office. See also Banking security and fraud Help us improve our website

• Debt relief restrictions orders

  to others committed fraud didn't co-operate with the official receiver didn't tell the official receiver about assets you had when you made the DRO application or that you gained during the DRO period

• Check if you’re responsible for paying an energy bill

  need to tell the supplier that sent the bill as soon as possible. Tell them you didn’t agree to a contract and that you might have been a victim of fraud. If the supplier has made a mistake they should

• Getting a refund on an event ticket

  seller. If you can’t get your money back that way, check if you can get your money back from your card company. You should contact Action Fraud if your ticket is fake and report a ticket seller

• Paying back a Housing Benefit overpayment

  or your landlord. Your Housing Benefit is paid to you directly The council will usually take a basic amount of up to £12.75 each week. They can take up to £21.25 if the overpayment is because of ‘fraud

• If you want a refund for travel because of coronavirus

  at the same time as starting your insurance claim. You can only get a refund from one of them - if you keep the money from both it could be fraud. Contact the Citizens Advice consumer helpline if you need

• Your insurer refuses your claim when you don’t give relevant information

  this information. For example, if you took out home contents insurance you needed to tell the insurer if anyone in the household had convictions for theft or arson. You did not have to report any convictions

• If your PIP is stopped or reduced

  assessment you told the DWP about a change of circumstances and they decided you can’t get PIP any more the DWP is taking back a benefit overpayment you’ve been accused of benefit fraud If the DWP say

• Get a hardship payment if you've been sanctioned

  has been cut because of a sanction or penalty for fraud, you might be able to get some emergency money to help you cover household expenses like food and bills. This is called a 'hardship payment