Written questions

Social Security Benefits: Fraud

Commons · Question 88440 · Tabled 5 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 12 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders on ensuring that vulnerable pensioners in the North East are protected from online benefit scams.

Answer

Answered by Torsten Bell, 12 Nov 2025

DWP is taking a number of steps to protect our vulnerable customers from online benefit scams. This includes raising public awareness of benefit scam messages on the Gov.uk website. Our most recent press release relating to Winter Fuel Payment warned our ...