Select Committee · Public Accounts Committee
Fraud and error in housing benefit
Status: Closed
Opened: 8 Oct 2014
Closed: 26 Mar 2015
1 report
The Department for Work and Pensions spent £23.9 billion on Housing Benefit in 2013-14, 15% of its total benefit spending. DWP estimates that £1.4 billion of Housing Benefit was overpaid in 2013-14. At 5.8% of expenditure, Housing Benefit has the highest rate of overpayment among the Department's benefits. Overpayments were up from 4.6% in 2010-11. …
Reports
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27th Report - Housing benefit fraud and error | HC 706 | 13 Jan 2015 | 0 | Responded |
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2014 | Session | View ↗ |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 2015 | — | Correspondence with the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Work and Pens… |