Question follow-through · 83656
Universal Credit: Overpayments
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.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 20 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 28 Oct 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Oct 2025
Question tabled
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.
22 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Oct 2025
Answer published
This 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.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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