Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 83656
Universal Credit: Overpayments
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, how much was overpaid to Universal Credit recipients in each of the last ten financial years.
Answer
Andrew WesternThis information was published earlier this year and can be found via the following link:Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2024 to 2025 estimates - GOV.UK.