HC Deb 25 June 1996 vol 280 c111W
25. Mr. Bellingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what plans he has for recovering overpayments by benefit recipients. [32998]

Mr. Roger Evans

It remains the Department's policy that when a recoverable overpayment occurs, the Department will obtain recovery of the amount quickly and by the most cost-effective method, without causing hardship.