Once the HB Office has decided from whom they can recover an overpayment - they then have to decide how to recovery it.
There are different methods depending on whether the HB Office have decided to recover the overpayment from:
Note that where someone has become a UC claimant, any "duplicate" HB will be treated as unearned income for the new UC award rather than an overpayment - click here for more information.
And there are special rules that apply where: