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Social Security Benefits: Overpayments

Asked by Nick TimothyConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 4 September 2025UIN 71716

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit overpayments there have been since 2020, broken down by (a) year, (b) value, and (c) benefit type.

Answered by Andrew Western

Estimates of the overpayment cost of fraud and error in the benefit system for the past five financial years can be found at: Fraud and error in the benefit system - GOV.UK Recovery of benefit overpayments can be found in the attached annex.

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