Personal Independence Payment: Fraud and Overpayments

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the total amount lost to personal independence payment (a) fraud and (b) over-payment in financial year (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25.

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1. 18 November 2024

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the total amount lost to personal independence payment (a) fraud and (b) over-payment in financial year (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25.

   Source: Commons

2. 21 November 2024

   Answer

   Estimates of the levels of fraud and error in the benefit system for financial year 2023-24 can be found at: Fraud and error in the benefit system - GOV.UK Below is an extract: PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE PAYMENTS (PIP) Overpayments FYE 24FYE 23All0.4% (£90m)1....

   Source: Written answer

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