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<p>The latest available data is for eligible claims to Universal Credit Full Service
that were eligible for payment in February 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Of these claims:</p><p>
</p><p>- 2% (34,000 claims) had a deduction for council tax arrears</p><p>- 6% (83,000
claims) had a deduction for rent arrears</p><p>- 17% (255,000 claims) had a deduction
for tax credit overpayments</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p> </p><ol><li>Figures
include only those claims with a non-zero deduction for each deduction type.</li><li>Rent
arrears deductions are defined as arrears of rent and/or service charges relating
to a rented property.</li><li>Figures for tax credit overpayments include both fraud
and normal overpayments.</li><li>Figures rounded to nearest 1,000.</li></ol>
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