Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 71039
Universal Credit: Fraud
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the estimated cost of (a) fraud and (b) error in Universal Credit claims was in each of the last five years.
Answer
Andrew WesternEstimates of the overpayment cost of fraud and error in the benefit system for the past five financial years can be found at: Fraud and error in the benefit system - GOV.UK