Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Written Statement HCWS824 made on 4 March 2021 by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Pensions and Financial Inclusion, how many underpayments her Department’s correction exercise has identified to date.

Parliament was updated on this issue through a written statement laid on 4 March and a topical statement by the Secretary of State during DWP oral questions on 8 March.

I have committed to updating Parliament as the correction exercise progresses.