Housing benefit overpayments

An overpayment is an amount of housing benefit that has been paid, but for which there was no entitlement under the regulations.

Find out what organisations can help you if you are struggling with debt.

Find out about how to repay housing benefit over-payment.

If you don’t repay a housing benefit overpayment, we can take action against you to recover the money you owe us.

Find out how we recover housing benefit overpayments from tenants and landlords.

Other things you may want to know about housing benefit overpayments.