CBTM05010 - Overpayments and recoveries: Recovery of overpayments made by direct credit transfer
Child Benefit and Guardian바카라 사이트™s Allowance (Administration) Regulations 2003, regulation 35
If the adjudicating authority decides that an overpayment of Child Benefit or Guardian바카라 사이트™s Allowance in excess of entitlement has been credited to a person바카라 사이트™s account, the overpaid amount (or a certified part of it) shall be recoverable where;
- Her Majesty바카라 사이트™s Revenue & Customs has certified that the overpayment, or a specified part of it, is materially due to the arrangement for payments to be made by direct credit transfer
and
- notice of what would happen if there was an overpayment of this nature, was given in writing to the claimant, or person acting for the claimant, before Her Majesty바카라 사이트™s Revenue & Customs made the arrangement for the payment of child benefit or guardian바카라 사이트™s allowance into that account.
Arrangements prior to 06.04.87
Where the arrangement was agreed before 6.4.87 notice need not have been given if the claimant, or person acting for them, completed a statement at the time the credit transfer was arranged to the effect that:
- they had read and understood the conditions applying at that time to credit transfer payments
and
- they understood that they would have to repay any overpayment if the decision awarding benefit was reviewed, or varied on appeal.