Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 14654
Personal Independence Payment: Fraud and Overpayments
Tabled: 18 November 2024
Answered: 21 November 2024
Named DayQuestion
Richard Burgon
Labour — Leeds East
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the total amount lost to personal independence payment (a) fraud and (b) over-payment in financial year (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25.
Answer
Andrew WesternEstimates of the levels of fraud and error in the benefit system for financial year 2023-24 can be found at: Fraud and error in the benefit system - GOV.UK Below is an extract: PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE PAYMENTS (PIP) Overpayments FYE 24FYE 23All0.4% (£90m)1....
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