The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006

Meaning of overpayment

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80.  In this Part, “overpayment” means any amount which has been paid by way of housing benefit and to which there was no entitlement under these Regulations (whether on the initial decision as subsequently revised or further revised) and includes any amount paid on account under regulation 74 (payment on account of a rent allowance) which is in excess of the entitlement to housing benefit as subsequently decided.