Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 14653

Social Security Benefits

Tabled: 18 November 2024

Answered: 21 November 2024

Named Day

Question

Richard Burgon

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement of 8 October 2024 on DWP Fraud, Error and Debt Bill, HCWS114, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of the £1.6 billion saved over the next five

Answer

Andrew Western

The savings from the Eligibility Verification Measure (EVM) come from both fraud and error, and it is not possible to separate the components. The measures referred to have now been scrutinised by the Office for Budget Responsibility and included in the B...

ⓘ

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 14653) →