Member

Let me say a word on that. In 2024-25, benefit fraud and error overpayments stood at £9.5 billion. Without taking new steps, Parliament is simply going to resign itself to those losses. When money is this tight, I want all the money available for benefits to go to the people who need it and are entitled to it under the law. It simply cannot be right to leave those overpayments unaddressed when we know that new approaches such as this one will reduce the loss.