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<p>As at 13th June 2019 the proportion of Universal Credit claimants with a benefit
overpayment, who have successfully applied for a reduction in the rate at which they
are repaying that overpayment, was 9.2%.</p><p> </p><p>The Department ensures that
appropriate safeguards are in place to protect claimants who have deductions from
their benefit to repay overpayments. If a claimant is struggling they can contact
the Department’s Debt Management Team to discuss lowering their repayment rate. Any
adjustment to the rate of repayment will be based on the individual circumstances
of the claimant.</p><p> </p><p><em>*The data provided in this response has been sourced
from internal management information and was never intended for public release. It
is not comparable to any other, similar data subsequently released by the Department.</em></p>
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