Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 39561
Employment and Support Allowance
Tabled: 19 March 2025
Answered: 26 March 2025
Question
Marsha De Cordova
Labour — Battersea
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the number of Employment and Support Allowance claimants who were (a) overpaid and (b) underpaid due to (i) claimant error and (ii) government error in 2024.
Answer
Andrew WesternThe last time the Department reviewed fraud and error levels in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) was in 2022/23, which is reported here: Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2022 to 2023 estimates - GOV.UK. Table 11 demonstrates tha...
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