United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 3868
Social Security Benefits: Overpayments
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21 May 2026
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5 June 2026 · Answer
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5 June 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to assess the impact of benefit overpayments on the public purse.
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21 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to assess the impact of benefit overpayments on the public purse.
Source: Commons
5 June 2026
Answer
The Department publishes yearly estimates of fraud and error in the benefit system and the impact of overpayments on the public purse. The latest of which is available here: Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year ending (FYE) 2026 estimates...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-21/3868
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1908598
- uk · wq-1908598 · source updated 5 June 2026