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Commons · Question 24903 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 10 Sep 2026

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Asked by Rebecca Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases of overpayment to a birth parent of (a) Disability Living Allowance for children and (b) Carer's Allowance have been identified in each of the last five years, in cases where the child ha

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 10 Sep 2026

The information requested is not held centrally and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.