Pensioners hit with demand to return overpayments worth thousands of euro

Education Minister Norma Foley said 'pensioners are given a number of options to repay the overpayment and measures are in placed to ensure there is not an undue financial hardship as a result of the repayment plan'. Picture: Leah Farrell /  RollingNews.ie

Pensioners have been hit with demands from the Department of Education for the return of overpayments of pension entitlements worth thousands of euro.

The department said it had identified a “small number of cases” that received an overpayment and has written to the recipients telling them they will need to enter a repayment plan.