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.