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Housing Benefit overpayment recovery good practice

Good practice for local authority staff on recovering Housing Benefit overpayments.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 16 February 2015
• Last updated: 30 October 2025 — See all updates

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Pursuing Housing Benefit overpayment recovery effectively: Good practice guide

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DWP has developed this good practice in partnership with local authorities. Its aim is to help local authority staff consider a range of options to recover Housing Benefit overpayments. It is designed to be read with the Housing Benefit overpayments guide.

Published 16 February 2015

Last updated 30 October 2025 + show all updates

1. 30 October 2025

   Uploaded latest version of Housing Benefit Overpayment Recovery Good Practice Guide.

2. 16 February 2015

   First published.