Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 21327
Personal Independence Payment: Fraud
Tabled: 19 December 2024
Answered: 8 January 2025
Named DayQuestion
Richard Burgon
Labour — Leeds East
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2024 to Question 14654 on Personal Independence Payment, what estimate her Department has made of the total amount lost to PIP fraud in financial year (a) 2020-21,
Answer
Andrew WesternEstimates of the levels of fraud and error in the benefit system for the financial years requested can be found at: Fraud and error in the benefit system - GOV.UK Please see the requested information in the attached document.