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Social Security Benefits: Debts

Commons · Question 28473 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 23 Sep 2026

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Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Driving Licence Disqualifications his Department has applied for against debtors refusing to repay funds despite having the means since the passage of the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and R

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Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 23 Sep 2026

The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error, and Recovery) Act 2025 achieved Royal Assent on Tuesday 2 December 2025. The Act will help to address the significant challenge of public sector fraud and error, which costs the taxpayer billions of pounds annually. T...