Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 18712
Social Security Benefits: Overpayments
Tabled: 14 July 2026
Answered: 20 July 2026
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce backlogs in the recovery from estate department.
Answer
Andrew WesternThe Department’s Recovery from Estates process does not begin from the date of death. Before recovery activity can commence, probate or letters of administration must generally be granted, and the Department must be notified of the estate administration d...
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