Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 101460
Social Security Benefits: Compensation
Tabled: 18 December 2025
Answered: 2 March 2026
Question
Anneliese Dodds
Labour (Co-op) — Oxford East
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many consolation payments have been offered, per annum for the last ten years, to benefits claimants whose cases are mishandled or excessively delayed.
Answer
Andrew WesternThe number of consolatory payments authorised and the mean amounts per financial year to benefit claimants in the last ten years are in the table (below). The department records aggregated data for each quarter rather than individual level payments, there...
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