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Written Question

Social Security Benefits: Fraud

Monday 27th October 2025

Asked by: Torcuil Crichton (Labour - Na h-Eileanan an Iar)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help reduce losses from fraud in the benefits system.

Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

The department has made strides in turning the tide on fraud and error in the benefits system, with the overall rates dropping since the peak in overpayments in 2022. We welcome the recognition of this progress in the NAO’s recent report.

We will continue to go further with the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill which is estimated to save £1.5bn by 2030, as part of a wider package of £9.6bn of savings.