Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 100663
Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 23 December 2025
Question
Zöe Franklin
Liberal Democrat — Guildford
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that people with a serious or terminal diagnosis are not required to repay benefit overpayments that arose due to official error, particularly in cases in w
Answer
Andrew WesternAll DWP colleagues are trained to support our most vulnerable customers and have access to a wide range of guidance to support them. DWP will always strive to set affordable and sustainable repayment plans and encourages customers to make contact if they ...
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