Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 88440

Social Security Benefits: Fraud

Tabled: 5 November 2025
Answered: 12 November 2025

Question

Joe Morris

LabourHexham

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 Bell
DWP 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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