Guidance

Recovery of benefits, lump sum payments and NHS charges: technical guidance

Guidance for compensators and their representatives on the Compensation Recovery Scheme.

From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Published
18 December 2013
Last updated
2 OctoberApril 20232024 — See all updates

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Recovery of benefits and lump sum payments and NHS charges: technical guidance

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The recovery of benefits and lump sum payments and NHS charges guidance is intended for use by professional and voluntary advisers, and by members of the public who want more information about:

  • the law on the Compensation Recovery Scheme
  • guidance for compensators
  • complex cases
  • reviews and appeals
  • recovery of NHS charges
Published 18 December 2013
Last updated 2 OctoberApril 20232024 + show all updates

  1. In section 10.5 added NHS treatment and ambulance journey charges from 1 April 2024.

  2. In section 10.5 added NHS treatment and ambulance journey charges from 2 October 2023.

  3. Section 3.1‘Department for Social Development (DSD)’ changed to ‘Department for Communities (DfC)’.

  4. Section 2.2 Para 2 – reference to SSA and DSD changed to Department for Communities (DfC) and Section 5.11 Para 3 – ‘Social Security Agency only’ changed to ‘Department for Communities only’.

  5. Under '10.5 NHS treatment and ambulance journey charges', added NHS hospital in-patient and out-patient charges and ambulance changes that apply from 1 April 2023.

  6. Under '10.5 NHS treatment and ambulance journey charges', added NHS hospital in-patient and out-patient charges and ambulance changes that apply from 1 April 2022.

  7. Added a new line to the Out-patient In-patient Cap Ambulance charges table.

  8. Added 1 April 2020 data to 10.5 of the Recovery of benefits and lump sum payments and NHS Charges: technical guidance (Z1).

  9. Updated contact details for the Isle of Man Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.

  10. Added payments made under the Social Security (Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme) Regulations 2017, the Social Security (Infected Blood and Thalidomide) Regulations 2017, the Windrush Compensation Scheme and the Windrush Hardship Fund to the list of exempt payments in section 4.5.

  11. Added figures for 2018 and 2019 to the table ‘NHS treatment and ambulance journey charges’ in section 10.5 of the technical guidance.

  12. DEGCP-3338. Updated phone number in section 5.12. Updated email address in section 13.3. Updated links to appeal forms.

  13. Fixed a number of links in the 'Recovery of benefita and lump sum payments and NHS charges: technical guidance' (HTML).

  14. Added accident date 01/04/2017 figures on HTML attachment section 10.5 - NHS treatment and ambulance journey charges.

  15. Added incident date 01/04/2016 figures on HTML attachment section 10.5 - NHS treatment and ambulance journey charges.

  16. Added section 5.12 - making direct payments to CRU bank account.

  17. CRU opening hours updated - 8am to 5pm.

  18. Added new charges (effective from 1 April 2015) to table - NHS treatment and ambulance journey charges (section 10: the law - NHS charges).

  19. Added references to The Social Security regulations 2014 (Section 1: terms and abbreviations). Added references to the 2014 Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (Section 1: terms and abbreviations). Added references to the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (Section 1: terms and abbreviations). Added references to Section 8A (provisions) of The Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 (Section 5: Guidance for claimants’ representatives, and Section 6: Reviews, Mandatory Reconsideration and Appeals). Added references to regulations 12 and 12A of The Social Security (Recovery of Benefits – lump sum payments) Regulations 2008 (Section 5: Guidance for claimants’ representatives and Section 6: Reviews, Mandatory Reconsideration and Appeals).

  20. Added revised tariff and cap (effective from 1 April 2014) to the NHS treatment and ambulance journey charges table (section 10.5 of the technical guidance).