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Housing Benefit: Birmingham

Commons · Question 101041 · Tabled 17 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 6 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Preet Kaur Gill

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many fraud and error reviews under the Housing Benefit Award Accuracy Initiative were carried out during 2024-25 for supported exempt accommodation housing benefit claims in Birmingham; and what pro

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 6 Jan 2026

14,000 supported exempt Housing Benefit claims in Birmingham were subject to an Housing Benefit Award Accuracy 'full case review' in 2024/25. This represents 15% of all Housing Benefit claims in Birmingham over the period.