Low earnings 23-24 lots of overpaid tax long wait for refund

Hello, I only had income of about 8000 in 23-24, most of it in April 23. All of my earnings were paid through PAYE. I have paid about 700 in tax but face waiting for a refund until November according to the website. Is there no way of ensuring that low paid people can get a tax refund speedily? Some of my problems were caused by DWP taking a long time to issue a P45 after coming off benefits.

Hi
It can take up to November to review the previous tax year but can be reviewed before then depending on when HMRC receives the details neede to review your record. Once reviewed and if overpaid a calculation will be issued to you and the details will also be shown online Personal tax account: sign in or set up