Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 28258
Social Security Benefits: Maladministration
Tabled: 3 February 2025
Answered: 6 February 2025
Question
John Milne
Liberal Democrat — Horsham
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the number of employees working on benefit (a) underpayments and (b) overpayments.
Answer
Andrew WesternHis Majesty’s Treasury allocated DWP £110m to deliver on the fraud, error and debt Autumn Budget measures over the next financial year. As part of this, the Department is hiring an additional 3,000 staff to expand DWP’s Fraud, Error and Debt (FED) operati...
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