Common use of Housing Benefit Overpayments Clause in Contracts

Housing Benefit Overpayments. 7.1 Legal requirements 7.2 Identification and decision to recover 7.3 The person the overpayment will be recovered from 7.4 Notification of an Overpayment 7.5 Recovery from on-going Benefit 7.6 Recovery where there is no on-going Benefit 7.7 Recovery Processes 7.8 Reminder Notices 7.9 Final Notices 7.10 Methods of recovery 7.11 Recovery from Benefits 7.12 Recovery from Housing Benefit being paid in another area 7.13 Referral to a debt collection agency 7.14 Direct deductions from payments to landlord (blameless tenant recovery) 7.15 County Court action 7.16 Direct Earnings Attachment 7.17 Bankruptcy / Liquidation 7.18 Charging Orders 7.19 Costs – Housing Benefit Overpayments