I doubt HMRC are bound to Statue Barred laws to be honest being as they work on behalf of the government.
He'd make an incredible lawyer! Imagine how bored and confused everyone in the courtroom would get trying to explain simple facts to him while he spins around in circles asking ****ty questions and making stuff up... Everyone would give up eventually, they always do
The Department of Work & Pensions (DWP) has 6 years to take action through the courts to recover benefit overpayments and social fund loans. This time starts running from the date of the final decision made on the overpayment and from when the social fund loan was due to be paid. But the DWP are still allowed to make deductions from your benefit for a debt over 6 years old as they don’t need to go to court to do this. This applies to overpayments of benefits such as income support, job seekers allowance, pension credit, housing benefit, council tax benefit and paying back social fund loans.