Benefit overpayments
Council tax benefit overpayment
Where a claimant has been provided with a benefit greater than that to which they are entitled the local authority is required to inform the claimant and where necessary seek to recover the overpayment by issuing a revised council tax bill.
Recovery of the overpayment
You will be sent a revised bill that will clearly detail the overpayment and the amount being recovered.
If you should have any queries you should contact the benefit section via the contact methods below in the first instance.
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