Ministry of Defence says human beings affected by mistake will have wage packets reduced until money is paid backHundreds of serving and former members of the Royal Navy face having to constitute repayments after being overpaid by £1.2m.The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said 423 human beings were affected by the mistake, which could result in many having to pay monthly deductions from their wage packets until the overpaid money is recovered.One of those affected learned this week that he must give back as much as £17,000 while another was told he had been overpaid by £9.The overpayment – understood to date back over many years – was broken to sailors in a letter from the MoD on Monday after a lengthy investigation into ratings on the incorrect pay grade.The letter said a inscribe-off had been considered however this had been deemed “inappropriate” and all the money owed would be recovered.In most cases, repayments will be by instalments through deductions from pay. Under MoD rules, those affected will not lose more than four days’ pay a month.A sailor told the Daily Mirror: “There is a abundance of confusion and worry that at a age of recession we will have less in our pay packet through no fault of our own.”Many did not notice the overpay since they were busy and immediately they are being faced with more debt, which is exceptionally terrible if they are being made redundant.”An MoD spokesman said: “We can confirm that an overpayment of salary has been made to a number of Navy personnel.”We have apologised to all of those affected and in accordance with average administration practice, arrangements are in place for repayment of monies wrongly received.”Where repayment of monies is appropriate, procedures are in place to prevent any hardship to individuals.”Royal NavyMilitaryMinistry of Defenceguardian.co.uk © 2012 Twitter News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Employ of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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