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Compensation Recovery Unit performance data

Compensation Recovery Unit data on cases registered, settlements recorded and recoveries made.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 1 May 2013
• Last updated: 15 May 2026
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  1. 15 May 2026

     Added latest data for 2025 to 2026.

  2. 8 May 2025

     Added latest Compensation Recovery Unit performance data for 2024 to 2025.

  3. 8 May 2024

     Added Compensation Recovery Unit performance data for April 2023 to March 2024.

  4. 6 June 2023

     CRU settlements recorded data amended to reflect the correct 2022/2023 figures.

  5. 19 May 2023

     Updated Compensation Recovery Unit performance data for the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.

  6. 29 April 2022

     Added Compensation Recovery Unit performance data for 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.

  7. 2 July 2021

     Added Compensation Recovery Unit performance data for 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021.

  8. 17 July 2020

     Added Compensation Recovery Unit performance data for 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.

  9. 10 May 2019

     Added data for cases registered, settlements recorded and recoveries made in the financial year 2017 to 2018.

  10. 23 April 2018

      Added data for cases registered, settlements recorded and recoveries made in 2017/18.

  11. 26 May 2017

      Moved the information from 3 ODS files into a single page of HTML.

  12. 18 May 2017

      Added data for cases registered, settlements recorded and recoveries made in 2016/17.

  13. 14 April 2016

      Added data for cases registered, settlements recorded and recoveries made in 2015/16.

  14. 28 April 2015

      Added data for cases registered, settlements recorded and recoveries made in 2014/15.

  15. 24 April 2014

      Added data for cases registered, settlements recorded and recoveries made in 2013/14. Archived data for 2009/10.

  16. 1 May 2013

      First published.

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The Compensation Recovery Unit (CRU) recovers social security benefits in certain compensation cases and NHS costs in certain injury cases. CRU publishes data on the:

• cases registered
• settlements recorded
• recoveries made

The way we collect data changed in 2010. Older data is available on The National Archives website – Compensation Recovery Unit performance data

CRU also publishes data on recoveries under the 2008 Diffuse Mesothelioma Scheme.