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<p>The table below details the total monetary amount of Civil Penalties which have
been passed to Debt Collection Agencies in each of the last 12 months.*</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Total
Monthly Amount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-18</p></td><td><p>£32,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-18</p></td><td><p>£42,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-18</p></td><td><p>£38,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-18</p></td><td><p>£28,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-18</p></td><td><p>£26,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-18</p></td><td><p>£35,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-18</p></td><td><p>£25,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-19</p></td><td><p>£43,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-19</p></td><td><p>£26,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-19</p></td><td><p>£26,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-19</p></td><td><p>£35,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-19</p></td><td><p>£31,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand
Total</p></td><td><p>£392,600</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A £50 Civil
Penalty may be imposed by both Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Local Authorities
where an individual incurs a recoverable overpayment as a result of failing to provide
accurate information as part of their benefit claim or in connection with an award
of benefit, and has not taken reasonable steps to correct the error.</p><p> </p><p>When
recovering overpayments, DWP ensures that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect
claimants from any undue financial hardship. Like the Department, private collection
agencies will look to establish sustainable repayment arrangements.</p><p> </p><p><em>*The
data provided in this response has been sourced from internal management information
and was not intended for public release. It should therefore not be compared to any
other, similar data subsequently released by the Department. All figures have been
rounded to the nearest hundred.</em></p><p /><p><strong> </strong></p>
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