Notional Overpayment

A notional overpayment is not an actual overpayment. It means that the total amount of payments to date is greater than the household’s entitlement to date. The overpayment is ‘in-year’.

For example, the household entitlement to date is £5400.00 but a total of £7000.00 has already been paid. This means that there is a notional overpayment of £1600.00.

This overpayment amount may change. For example, there could be a change of circumstance that affects the entitlement amount. For example, the claimant may not have informed us that a new baby has been born.