I assume from what you say that the £400 is in fact an 03-04 overpayment. If so, what they should have done is to take the correct 04-05 award (£900), deduct the amount already paid in 04-05 (£300 - which I assume was the provisional payment until the renewal had been processed) and reduce the £600 balance by 25% to £450 to recover part of the 03-04 overpayment. (This 25% assumes the client is not on the minimum - family element only - rate of CTC , and not on the maximum rate , as per COP26.)
I have seen an award which actually does this (although the figures are - inevitably - set out in a way which makes it difficult to understand).
So the answer is - yes, it should be different if my assumptions are correct.
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