Written Question·Treasury·UIN 99616

Social Security Benefits: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 12 December 2025
Answered: 17 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Robin Swann

Ulster Unionist PartySouth Antrim

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to enable the Northern Ireland Executive to retain monies received from identifying benefit fraud; and whether there is any blockage to this happening.

Answer

James Murray
Benefit payments in Northern Ireland are a devolved matter.To make sure support goes to those who truly need it, the UK Government will work with the Northern Ireland Executive over the coming months on ways to tackle welfare fraud and error in Northern I...

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