brtish army say i owe them money after leaving

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Mon 30 Sep 2013 15:49
brtish army say i owe them money after leaving - mogsy88

few months back i left the british armed froces through compulosry redundacy, today i recieved a letter saying i owe them 2962 pounds from an adavnce for a course im guessing but not yet verifryed, i left the armed forced on jun 9th cleared i what i thought all paper work pushed through including course reciepts and so on, i actually sat down with admin clerk and went throught it all. i am struggling to find employement and aslo have recently signed on the doll which is embrassing in its self but i need the money to run mobile and car why i find work , what i wont to know is what are my options i do i have to pay this back i am watiing for a phone call of the debt managment department,.
sorry about the grammer guys.

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Tue 1 Oct 2013 13:37
brtish army say i owe them money after leaving - Chris M

Your lack of grammer may upset some here, but you came for advice, not a lesson.

I suggest you get yourself along to Citizens Advice and see what they say. Take all the paperwork you have along with you.

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Tue 1 Oct 2013 16:18
brtish army say i owe them money after leaving - Armitage Shanks {p}

Did you actually receive a cash advance for attending a course? If they insist you owe them money, and can prove it, offer £1 a month.

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Sat 5 Oct 2013 11:35
brtish army say i owe them money after leaving - Leif

I would buy a folder, or filing box, then go through all of your paperwork, sort it out, and summarise the details. At least you will then have a record, and it will be kept in one place for easy access in future. (I keep records going back 10 years+. A tad retentive perhaps but HMRC are one of the few organisations entitled to make a forced entry into your home ... )

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Sat 5 Oct 2013 18:25
brtish army say i owe them money after leaving - Avant

"....today I received a letter saying I owe them 2962 pounds, from an advance for a course I'm guessing but not yet verified".

You are entitled to more explanation from whoever is demanding this amount from you - they have no right to expect you to guess. If it is an advance for a course, it should be documented.

Citizens' Advice as suggested may well be a good idea - but first get some more information from 'them' (whoever they are), as Citizens' Advice can help you only if you have the information.

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Mon 7 Oct 2013 22:57
brtish army say i owe them money after leaving - focussed

There is an independant charitable organisation called the SSFA (Soldiers and Sailors Families Association) who advertise a freephone number for advice for ex-forces personnel.

0800 731 4880

Sounds like a sort of Citizens Advice bureau for ex-soldiers.

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Thu 31 Oct 2013 22:36
brtish army say i owe them money after leaving - focussed

Be a nice gesture if there was some sort of an update?

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