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UC Overpayments - Chris Grayling’s statement ‘promising it was the intention not to recover many overpayments which had been caused by official error’
Below beyond the well documented statement below I thought was worth airing again.
I have copied and pasted a couple of responses in 2019 from Alok Sharma to Frank Field re stats for UC Overpayments - where recovery had been waived - i.e. virtually negligible.
Have I missed anything more recent, if so please share with me!!!
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmpublic/welfare/110519/am/110519s01.htm
When the Welfare Reform Bill (i.e. Welfare Reform Act 2012) was being debated the Minister concerned (Chris Grayling) promised a ‘clear code of practice’ said it was the intention not to recover many overpayments which had been caused by official error - see link to HOC, Hansard, 19 May 2011, col 1019
In that debate Chris Grayling made various statements on overpayment recovery, including this:
‘The practical reality is that we do not have to recover money from people where official error has been made, and we do not intend, in many cases, to recover money where official error has been made. There will be an absolutely clear code of practice that will govern the circumstances in which recovery action will or will not be taken, to ensure consistent, considered decision making’.
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2019-06-17/265449