Raising Pension Bonus Scheme (PBS) debts 107-04020180

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This page contains information regarding raising Pension Bonus Scheme (PBS) debts.

Assessing Pension Bonus Scheme (PBS) debts

Step	Action
1	Excess payment under the PBS + Read more ... Has the customer received an excess payment under the PBS for a payment made after 1 January 2008? Yes, go to Step 2 No, go to Step 3
2	Excess Pension Bonus Scheme Payments made after 1 January 2008 + Read more ... Code the Modify/Assess Debt (OPMA) screen with PDB (Pension Bonus Payment) in the Benefit field. The payment component code is PBP on the OPCA (Component Amount) screen.
3	Excess PBS Payments made prior to 1 January 2008 + Read more ... Code the Modify/Assess Debt (OPMA) screen with AGE in the Benefit Type field. The payment component code is PBP on the OPCA screen.
4	Appropriate action + Read more ... If the excess payment is: due to administrative error, see Administrative error waivers due to fraud or misrepresentation, these overpayments are recoverable. For more information see Actioning an undetermined debt on the Debt Management and Information System (DMIS) found in hindsight, to be excess: finalise, no debt. See Finalised no debt (FND) or 'zeroing' debts that are not legally recoverable on the OPMA screen, key EXP (Excess payment) in the FND Reason field