Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 18714
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 recent assessment he has made regarding turnaround times for investigations 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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