The government has released statistics showing some of the deductions clients have taken from their Universal Credit. Over half a million clients had more than one deduction. Budgeting advance was the most common deduction and overpayments of both tax credits and other DWP overpayments feature highly.
Deductions are normally set at 25% of the standard allowance as a maximum.
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