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Carer's Allowance: Wales

Asked by Ben LakePlaid CymruDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 31 January 2025UIN 26540

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of people living in Wales that have received overpayments of the Carers Allowance.

Answered by Andrew Western

We don’t measure or report Fraud and Error statistics at a regional level. Our benefit review sample sizes are not large enough to support this level of detail measure or report Fraud and Error statistics at a regional level.

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