Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 113985
Pension Credit and Winter Fuel Payment: Fraud
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 12 March 2026
Question
Richard Foord
Liberal Democrat — Honiton and Sidmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of fraud in relation to (a) Pension Credit and (b) the Winter Fuel Allowance.
Answer
Andrew WesternThe Department publishes yearly estimates of fraud and error in the benefit system. The latest estimates for Pension Credit are available in section 9: Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2024 to 2025 estimates - GOV.UK.Estimates of Wint...
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