Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 101041
Housing Benefit: Birmingham
Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 6 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Preet Kaur Gill
Labour (Co-op) — Birmingham Edgbaston
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many fraud and error reviews under the Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative were carried out during 2024-25 for supported exempt accommodation housing benefit claims in Birmingham; and what pro
Answer
Sir Stephen Timms14,000 supported exempt Housing Benefit claims in Birmingham were subject to an Housing Benefit Award Accuracy 'full case review' in 2024/25. This represents 15% of all Housing Benefit claims in Birmingham over the period.