反复阅读这句话,你就收益了：
I paid him 55 yuan for his book / I paid 55 yuan TO him FOR his book.
语法：
1 pay money to sb.----付钱给某人
2 pay for sth.-----买-- --,为-- - 付钱
这里是对你的句子的解释：
pay for these homes to the sums of money it has collected.
补偿 / 赔偿那些家庭,原先向他们收了多少钱,现在就支付多少.
（pay-- - -to a sum / sums）----赔偿 / 补偿-----到----程度