As a general rule, overpayments to employers are usually recovered in a lump sum without negotiation.  PRACSYS automatically sets up a recovery account and retrieves any overpaid amounts in full from the next cheque remittance to the employer.

However, this may not always be a reasonable option, and it may be necessary for the claims manager to intervene in the process, altering the 'A'ctive status of the account back to 'I'nactive.

Alternative procedures should then be adopted for smaller employers (this should be done in conjunction with the relevant national business manager).

As a guide, for recovery in a lump sum, recovery amounts will be detailed on the employer's cheque remittance, as in the following example:

In all cases, PRACSYS will set the account up as:

As the process is fully automated, the claims manager does not need to enter any recovery information.

The set of screens over the next few pages demonstrates how the process works.

In particular, the List screen displays details for the Department of Social Security, showing that all overpayments have been recovered by 'O'ffset 'Lump sums'.

This is known as a 'scheme of arrangement' and identifies how money is to be recovered.  There are three different types of arrangements which can be made, dependent on an individual employer's circumstances.

As a general rule, overpayments to employers are usually recovered in a lump sum without negotiation.  PRACSYS automatically sets up a recovery account and retrieves any overpaid amounts in full from the next cheque remittance to the employer.

However, this may not always be a reasonable option, and it may be necessary for the claims manager to intervene in the process, altering the 'A'ctive status of the account back to 'I'nactive.

Alternative procedures should then be adopted for smaller employers (this should be done in conjunction with the relevant national business manager).

As a guide, for recovery in a lump sum, recovery amounts will be detailed on the employer's cheque remittance, as in the following example:

In all cases, PRACSYS will set the account up as:

As the process is fully automated, the claims manager does not need to enter any recovery information.

The set of screens over the next few pages demonstrates how the process works.

In particular, the List screen displays details for the Department of Social Security, showing that all overpayments have been recovered by 'O'ffset 'Lump sums'.

This is known as a 'scheme of arrangement' and identifies how money is to be recovered.  There are three different types of arrangements which can be made, dependent on an individual employer's circumstances.

As a general rule, overpayments to employers are usually recovered in a lump sum without negotiation.  PRACSYS automatically sets up a recovery account and retrieves any overpaid amounts in full from the next cheque remittance to the employer.

However, this may not always be a reasonable option, and it may be necessary for the claims manager to intervene in the process, altering the 'A'ctive status of the account back to 'I'nactive.

Alternative procedures should then be adopted for smaller employers (this should be done in conjunction with the relevant national business manager).

As a guide, for recovery in a lump sum, recovery amounts will be detailed on the employer's cheque remittance, as in the following example:

In all cases, PRACSYS will set the account up as:

As the process is fully automated, the claims manager does not need to enter any recovery information.

The set of screens over the next few pages demonstrates how the process works.

In particular, the List screen displays details for the Department of Social Security, showing that all overpayments have been recovered by 'O'ffset 'Lump sums'.

This is known as a 'scheme of arrangement' and identifies how money is to be recovered.  There are three different types of arrangements which can be made, dependent on an individual employer's circumstances.

As a general rule, overpayments to employers are usually recovered in a lump sum without negotiation.  PRACSYS automatically sets up a recovery account and retrieves any overpaid amounts in full from the next cheque remittance to the employer.

However, this may not always be a reasonable option, and it may be necessary for the claims manager to intervene in the process, altering the 'A'ctive status of the account back to 'I'nactive.

Alternative procedures should then be adopted for smaller employers (this should be done in conjunction with the relevant national business manager).

As a guide, for recovery in a lump sum, recovery amounts will be detailed on the employer's cheque remittance, as in the following example:

In all cases, PRACSYS will set the account up as:

As the process is fully automated, the claims manager does not need to enter any recovery information.

The set of screens over the next few pages demonstrates how the process works.

In particular, the List screen displays details for the Department of Social Security, showing that all overpayments have been recovered by 'O'ffset 'Lump sums'.

This is known as a 'scheme of arrangement' and identifies how money is to be recovered.  There are three different types of arrangements which can be made, dependent on an individual employer's circumstances.