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Housing Benefit Overpayments

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Advice for employees

If you're not receiving Housing Benefit and you're working, we can request a Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA) from your employer.

A DEA allows your employer to take the money you owe us from your earnings over a period of time.

Your employer will receive guidance on how much to take.

Employers must comply with a request for a DEA.

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