Universal Credit: Fraud
Commons · Question 97233 · Tabled 4 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the accuracy of fraud and error detection systems used in Universal Credit administration.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 11 Dec 2025
Over the last year, we have seen a statistically significant decrease in the Universal Credit overpayment rate from 12.4% to 9.7% of expenditure - this represents a 21% fall in the overpayment rate, equivalent to £1.7bn in terms of FYE 2025 Universal Cred...