Twenty-Sixth Report - Department of Work and Pensions Accounts 2019-20

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 681 18 November 2020
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 33 items (12 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 33 of 33 classified)
Accepted 22
Accepted in Part 3
Acknowledged 1
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 6
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Twenty sixth report from Session 2019-21 · published 25 Mar 2021
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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2 Recommendation Deferred
Even before COVID-19, fraud and error overpayments were at their highest ever rates, with around...
Recommendation
Even before COVID-19, fraud and error overpayments were at their highest ever rates, with around £1 in £10 of Universal Credit paid incorrectly. The estimated overpayment rate, excluding State Pension, now stands at 4.8% (£4.5 billion) of benefit expenditure of … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government agrees in principle but defers setting annual targets for fraud and error until 2021-22, as the COVID-19 pandemic requires detailed analysis to baseline the current position. It will consider the viability of individual targets then.
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