Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 26 July 2010.
Phil Wilson
Labour, Sedgefield
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) fraud and (b) incorrect payments relating to Disability Living Allowance in each of the last 10 years.
Chris Grayling
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions
Consistent figures for overpayments due to fraud and error on Disability Living Allowance are only available from 2004-05.
The information is shown in the following table.
| Estimated overpayments due to fraud and error on disability living allowance: From 2004-05 to 2009-10 | |||
| £ million | |||
| Fraud | Customer error | Official error | |
| 2004-05 | 40 | 50 | 60 |
| 2005-06 | 40 | 50 | 70 |
| 2006-07 | 40 | 60 | 70 |
| 2007-08 | 50 | 60 | 80 |
| 2008-09 | 50 | 70 | 80 |
| 2009-10(1) | 60 | 70 | 90 |
| (1) Preliminary estimates. Note: Estimates are rounded to the nearest £10 million. Source: National Statistics: Fraud and Error in the Benefit System (various publications) | |||
Yes2 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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Allowance for those who need help looking after themselves. Not means tested.
Factsheet from RNID here: http://www.rnid.org.uk/html/factsheets/benefits_disability_allowance_and_deaf_people.htm
Official page from Department for Work and Pensions here: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/lifeevent/benefits/disability_liv_allowance.asp
Allowance for those who need help looking after themselves. Not means tested.
Factsheet from RNID here: http://www.rnid.org.uk/html/factsheets/benefits_disability_allowance_and_deaf_people.htm
Official page from Department for Work and Pensions here: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/lifeevent/benefits/disability_liv_allowance.asp
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