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Universal Credit: Overpayments

Asked by Helen WhatelyConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 12 February 2026UIN 107427

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit overpayments arising from official error were identified in each month since 5 July 2024.

Answered by Andrew Western

The department publishes estimates of the numbers of official error overpayments, available here: Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2024 to 2025 estimates

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