Overview

• Since early July HMRC has mailed roughly four million P800 letters informing households of potential overpaid tax and guiding them to reclaim refunds.
• A TikTok video of content creator Azeez receiving just £12.54 in rebate has racked up over 80,000 views and sparked calls for a £500 minimum notification threshold.
• Taxpayers and consumer experts say alerting individuals to trivial refunds may raise false expectations and favor auto-refunding small overpayments.
• HMRC reports almost one million rebates remain unclaimed dating back up to four years and promises online claims are processed within five working days.
• Official warnings emphasize that genuine HMRC will never contact taxpayers unprompted by phone, text or email and direct claims should be made via Gov.uk.