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Overpayment Of Housing Benefit
What is an overpayment?
An overpayment of benefit happens when benefit is paid to which you are not entitled. This may happen if there is a change in your circumstances which means you will be entitled to less benefit. Examples of such changes are:
- increase in earned or unearned income of yourself or other adults in the household
- increase in capital
- someone moving into or out of your home
It is therefore important that you tell us about changes of circumstances straight away.
How will I know if I have got an overpayment?
We will write to you giving full details of the overpayment including what has caused it, the amount, the dates of the overpayment and what to do if you disagree with it. If we are going to ask you to pay back the overpayment we will write to you and advise how this will be done.