United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 2949
Social Security Benefits: Overpayments
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19 May 2026
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16 June 2026 · Answer
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16 June 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of overpayments to deceased welfare claimants have been recovered in each year since 2020.
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19 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of overpayments to deceased welfare claimants have been recovered in each year since 2020.
Source: Commons
16 June 2026
Answer
A Direct Payment after Death (DPaD) overpayment can occur if notification of a person’s death did not arrive in time to stop a benefit payment going into their account. The process for recording a death requires administrative action by medical examiners,...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-19/2949
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1907417
- uk · wq-1907417 · source updated 16 June 2026