Source: https://www.quantsurv.com/resources/glossary/payment-application Content format: Markdown version of the public page. Content reviewed: 2026-09-30 # Payment application: definition and example Your claim for payment for a cycle, stating the sum you consider due and how you worked it out. By [Jack Butler-Kettle]() · Updated 30 September 2026 Guidance for England and Wales. Check the contract, amendments and facts that apply to your job. ## What it means in practice Read this alongside [section 110A of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996]() and [section 110B of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996](). A payment application explains the amount claimed for a payment cycle and its calculation. The contract may specify dates, recipients, format and supporting records. An application may also have a notice function where the applicable mechanism provides for it, but that should not be assumed from its label. Connect each valuation to records and preserve proof of submission. [Underpayment prevention]() helps build a repeatable application process. ## Worked example ### The facts A specialist prepares a monthly application including measured work and two instructed changes. ### What happens 1. It separates the original scope, each variation and previous amounts paid. 2. It submits to the required recipient on the agreed date and keeps the delivery record. ### What this shows The application explains both the amount and the route by which it was claimed, reducing avoidable uncertainty. ## Sources 1. [Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, s 110A (Payment notices: contractual requirements)](). legislation.gov.uk. 2. [Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, s 110B (Payment notices: payee’s notice in default of payer’s notice)](). legislation.gov.uk.