Social Security Benefits: Debts
Commons · Question 28474 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 21 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Direct Deduction Orders have been issues since the introduction of the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025.
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 21 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...