i refused I&E form so DLA want £189pcm for 25yrs!

Been fighting DLA over an alleged 56k shortfall since 1999, SARNd them, quoted IC, CPRs, etc, followed every bit of advice on this site - all to no avail, it seems. My "refusal to co-operate", in that I did not wish to complete an I&E form, has now led to them demanding £189 a month for 25years, starting 30/9/02. DLA say that failure to make these payments will lead to proceedings being served. Although I have received threats of "legal action within 7 days" for the last four years, this last letter was very intimidating and is causing me a great deal of stress, and I am at a loss as to how to respond. The property in question was repossessed in 1991, and SARN material received from C&G seems to show that a MIG was present, although this has never been mentioned by DLA. My ex-husband is not being pursued, even though they have his full details. I have been a single parent since 1993 and do not have the means to afford £189 pcm, even if I did not dispute the debt, which I do. First contact from DLA was in 1999, but I have always been on the electoral register and on DSS records, so they had no excuse not to trace me before that. I would very much appreciate some advice on where to go from here, and how seriously to take these threats. Has anyone else been in a similar situation, for such a large alleged shortfall, where such a huge monthly payment has been demanded? I thought I was doing the right thing by not completing an I&E form, but it would seem not, and I am very disillusioned, having followed all the given advice to a 't'. Please reply, and help me.

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