Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 29372
Personal Independence Payment: Fraud
Tabled: 5 February 2025
Answered: 12 February 2025
Named DayQuestion
Graeme Downie
Labour — Dunfermline and Dollar
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of fraudulent claims there were for the Personal Independence Payment in each (a) nation and (b) region in each of the last five years.
Answer
Andrew WesternWe publish annual estimates of fraud and error levels in the benefit system in Great Britain, however as these figures are produced using sample data, they are not available below the national level.