Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been written off by his Department as a result of maladministration in the last five years.

The total amount written off by the department for the last five years is available in the public domain via the links below to the Annual Report and Accounts.

2011/12 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214340/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2011-2012.pdf

2012/13 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/264555/dwp-annual-report-accounts-2012-2013.pdf

2013/14 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/323953/dwp-annual-report-accounts-2013-2014.PDF

2014/15 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/445950/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-to-2015.pdf

2015/16 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/534933/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-2016.pdf