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<p><strong> </strong></p><p>The table below details the amount recovered from Debt
Collection Agencies in respect of Civil Penalties in each of the last 12 months.*</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Recovery
Value</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun
2018</p></td><td><p>£6,900</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul
2018</p></td><td><p>£5,500</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug
2018</p></td><td><p>£6,900</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep
2018</p></td><td><p>£5,200</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct
2018</p></td><td><p>£4,600</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov
2018</p></td><td><p>£6,400</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec
2018</p></td><td><p>£4,600</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan
2019</p></td><td><p>£3,000</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb
2019</p></td><td><p>£4,700</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar
2019</p></td><td><p>£5,800</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr
2019</p></td><td><p>£3,500</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May
2019</p></td><td><p>£3,800</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </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>
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