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Universal Credit: Death

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 28 October 2025UIN 83655

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total amount of Universal Credit was paid to deceased recipients in each of the last ten financial years.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

DWP does not hold this information over the requested period. DWP has operational data used to identify and recover UC overpayments from deceased recipients, although this does not cover the full time period requested and is not considered to be of suitable quality to accurately answer the question.

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