DWP claimants urged to report changes as overpayment figures released
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) provides State Pension and welfare benefits to approximately 22.7 million people across Great Britain. The most recent figures, published in the 2024 Fraud and Error in the Benefit System report, reveal that overpayments of benefits totalled £9.7 billion (3.7%) over the past year, a rise from the previous year's figure of £8.3bn.


