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<p>NHS Digital collects data on deferred payment agreements (DPAs), which is included
in its Adult Social Care Activity and Finance report.</p><p> </p><p>The attached table
provides the figures for 2016-17 in England:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Number of
DPAs at 31 March</p></td><td><p>Number of new DPAs during the year</p></td><td><p>Number
of DPAs Recovered during the year</p></td><td><p>Number of DPAs Written Off during
the year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6,440</p></td><td><p>2,860</p></td><td><p>2,790</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Figures for 2017-18 will be published in autumn 2018.</p>
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