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- Stage 1- right form of notice?
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- Offsetting actual entitlement against the overpayment
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- Stage 3- Is the overpayment recoverable?
- Stage 4- Is it reasonable to recover?
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- Regulation 7, occupation of the home
- Regulation 8, treated as liable
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- Regulation 14, requirement to refer to rent officers
- Regulation 76- PC 57- start of a claim
- Regulation 77- PC61 End of a claim
- Regulation 79 - change of circumstances
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- Regulation 91- Pc 74- Time and manner of payment
- Regulation 92- PC 73- Frequency of Payment
- Regulation 93- PC - Payment on Account
- Regulations 94 to 96 – PC75-77- To whom payment is made, non LHA cases
- Regulation 98 –PC79- Overpayments offsetting against arrears
- Regulation 100- PC81- Recoverable Overpayments
- Regulation 101- PC82- From whom recovery can be made
- Regulation 102- PC 83- Method of recovering overpayments
- Regulation 103-PC84- overpayment diminishing capital rules
- Regulation 104-PC 85- overpayment, offsetting actual entitlement
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About this site…
This site is about housing benefit and the benefits that will replace it in 2013/4- Universal Credit and Pension Guarantee Credit. It is for housing staff who work for voluntary organisations, local councils or other statutory bodies.
The menu on the left leads you to key information about major benefit topics. Hold your mouse over the topic and you will see sub-menus which will take you to more detail. You can also search for what you want using the search facility- top right. On the site you will find the answers to most of the questions housing workers face, but you must be a subscriber to read the information. To find out how to subscribe click here.
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- I provide consultancy on a wide variety of housing benefit issues. I have a particular expertise in supported and sheltered housing, but I also work in the general needs field.
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