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| Royal Navy members forced to return overpaid wages | Royal Navy members forced to return overpaid wages |
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| Hundreds of serving and former members of the Royal Navy face having to make repayments after being overpaid by £1.2m. | Hundreds of serving and former members of the Royal Navy face having to make repayments after being overpaid by £1.2m. |
| The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said 423 people 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. | 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 wrong pay grade. | 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 wrong pay grade. |
| The letter said a write-off had been considered but this had been deemed "inappropriate" and all the money owed would be recovered. | The letter said a write-off had been considered but 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. | 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 lot of confusion and worry that at a time of recession we will have less in our pay packet through no fault of our own. | A sailor told the Daily Mirror: "There is a lot of confusion and worry that at a time of recession we will have less in our pay packet through no fault of our own. |
| "Many did not notice the overpay because they were busy and now they are being faced with more debt, which is especially bad if they are being made redundant." | "Many did not notice the overpay because they were busy and now they are being faced with more debt, which is especially bad 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. | 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 standard government practice, arrangements are in place for repayment of monies wrongly received. | "We have apologised to all of those affected and in accordance with standard government 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." | "Where repayment of monies is appropriate, procedures are in place to prevent any hardship to individuals." |