Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 88440
Social Security Benefits: Fraud
Tabled: 5 November 2025
Answered: 12 November 2025
Question
Joe Morris
Labour — Hexham
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders on ensuring that vulnerable pensioners in the North East are protected from online benefit scams.
Answer
Torsten BellDWP is taking a number of steps to protect our vulnerable customers from online benefit scams. This includes raising public awareness of benefit scam messages on the Gov.uk website. Our most recent press release relating to Winter Fuel Payment warned our ...
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