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UIN 29889

Social Security Benefits: Overpayments

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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8 July 2021

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16 July 2021 · Answer

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16 July 2021

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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many direct earnings attachments her Department has put in place in each year since the Welfare Reform Act 2012 enabled recovery of overpayments as a result of errors made by her Department rather t

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  1. 8 July 2021

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many direct earnings attachments her Department has put in place in each year since the Welfare Reform Act 2012 enabled recovery of overpayments as a result of errors made by her Department rather t

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  2. 16 July 2021

    Answer

    It is not possible to produce a historical time series for this specific data request regarding Direct Earnings Attachments (DEA). However, I can confirm that there are 15,000 DWP debtors with an official error debt who currently have a DEA in place. This...

    Source: Written answer

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