0 present participle of backdate
1 to make something, especially a pay increase, effective from an earlier time:
In many cases, it charges excessively for mooring rights, often backdating the charges.
Many such people will be directly affected by the reduction to one month of the time for backdating claims.
Under the first category, backdating will be allowed beyond the general one-month time limit.
The new rules on benefit claims and the limits on backdating and reviews will prevent many claimants from getting the benefits that they should have.
We have heard thus far a generalised complaint from more than one source, that the backdating provisions can operate in only one way.
Late claims and backdating are especially costly, not least because the rules are so complex.
An estimate of the cost of backdating the change is not available and could be obtained, if at all, only at disproportionate cost.
The capitalised cost of backdating widowers' cover, updated to take account of pay rises, is now estimated to be in the order of £500 million.
