| Heading: |
Social Security Benefits: Maladministration |
| Question ID: |
1821465 |
| UIN: |
66408 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-07-09 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5239 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Sarah Gibson
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Sarah Gibson
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to prevent incorrect reductions in benefits due to automatic system sweeps that apply data errors without prior human verification; and what assessment she has made o |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-18 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
163 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sir Stephen Timms
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| Answering Member handle: |
stephenctimms
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@stephenctimms
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| Answer text: |
A claimant who thinks an incorrect assessment has been made can have the assessment reviewed. The number of data errors is very small. Fewer than 1% of Real Time Information (RTI) disputes processed are upheld in the customer’s favour. Where system change... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |