UK. DWP Spending Review May Require PIP Recipients to Repay Money

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) provides State Pension and welfare benefits to about 22.7 million people across the United Kingdom. New numbers revealed in the 2024 Fraud and Error in the Benefit System report show that the overall number of benefit overpayments over the last year was £9.7 billion (3.7%), up from £8.3 billion in 2023. Personal Independence Payment (PIP) was implemented in 2013 to aid with additional expenditures associated with a long-term disability or health condition. The numbers reveal that...