# The Social Security (Payments to Reduce Under-occupation) Regulations 2000, Regulation 14: Reimbursement of local authorities by the Secretary of State


(1) Where a local authority has submitted a final audited claim in accordance with Schedule 3 and complied with that Schedule as required and the authority’s auditor has certified on the claim form that he is satisfied that—
(a) the final claim is properly calculated; and
(b) the payments for which reimbursement is claimed have been properly paid,
the Secretary of State shall reimburse the local authority in respect of payments to which that final audited claim relates.
(2) Where a local authority has submitted an interim claim in accordance with Schedule 3 and complied with that Schedule as required the Secretary of State may pay to the local authority such sum as he considers appropriate in the circumstances, but—
(a) the sum paid following the submission of the interim claim made under paragraph 1(1)(a) of Schedule 3 shall not exceed the sum claimed; and
(b) the sum paid following the submission of the interim claim made under paragraph 1(1)(b) of Schedule 3 shall not exceed the difference between the sum claimed in respect of the year and the sum, if any, paid following the submission of the interim claim made under paragraph 1(1)(a) of Schedule 3.
(3) Where the Secretary of State has paid sums to an authority following receipt of an interim claim the reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall not exceed that balance payable after deducting the sums already paid.
(4) Where it appears to the Secretary of State that the sums or reimbursement paid to a local authority under this article exceeds the amount needed to reimburse that authority the Secretary of State may recover that excess.
(5) Without prejudice to any other method of recovery that excess may be recovered by withholding further reimbursement from that authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/637/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-payments-to-reduce-under-occupation-regulations-2000/regulation-14
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