Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 83655
Universal Credit: Death
Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 28 October 2025
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total amount of Universal Credit was paid to deceased recipients in each of the last ten financial years.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsDWP does not hold this information over the requested period. DWP has operational data used to identify and recover UC overpayments from deceased recipients, although this does not cover the full time period requested and is not considered to be of suitab...
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