Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 101042
Housing Benefit: Birmingham
Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 7 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Preet Kaur Gill
Labour (Co-op) — Birmingham Edgbaston
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many supported exempt accommodation housing benefit claims in Birmingham during 2024-25 were referred to the Single Fraud Investigation Service; how many of these claims led to an investigation; how
Answer
Andrew WesternReferrals of suspected fraud received by the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) are recorded under generalised categories for data reporting purposes, and it is not possible to specifically isolate the volume of referrals relating to supported exemp...
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