United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 101460
Social Security Benefits: Compensation
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18 December 2025
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2 March 2026 · Answer
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2 March 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many consolation payments have been offered, per annum for the last ten years, to benefits claimants whose cases are mishandled or excessively delayed.
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18 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many consolation payments have been offered, per annum for the last ten years, to benefits claimants whose cases are mishandled or excessively delayed.
Source: Commons
2 March 2026
Answer
The number of consolatory payments authorised and the mean amounts per financial year to benefit claimants in the last ten years are in the table (below). The department records aggregated data for each quarter rather than individual level payments, there...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-18/101460
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1866288
- uk · wq-1866288 · source updated 2 March 2026