bedroom tax loophole and dhp’s already paid

Hi
One of the managers at the HB depart has advised us that if a tenant has previously had a DHP because of the bedroom tax they will seek to obtain a refund from the tenant if the current loophole applies.
As a DHP is what it says on the tin - can they request a refund? if not how can I challenge this?

hi sasha -

stainsby has posted some useful stuff on this in the ‘Bedroom tax loophole’ thread -

‘There seem to be a number of potentially contentious issues surrounding the pre 1996 cases.

One is whether or not any DHP’s paid on account of wrongly imposed bedroom tax can be recovered.  In my view they can’t ...’

More @ http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/forums/viewreply/24494/

cheers - shawn