The Department for Work and Pensions has blocked more than £1 billion in incorrect payments in a huge benefits clampdown and crackdown. The milestone was reached after a programme to review payments was ramped up last summer, with more than one million cases now looked at.

Overpayments can ultimately lead to financial difficulties for claimants by causing them to fall into debt. The ‘Targeted Case Review’ was introduced in 2022 to detect incorrect payments, with around 25,000 claims reviewed in the first year.

Since July 2024, DWP has nearly doubled the number of people working in its UC Targeted Case Review team. Labour Party Minister for Transformation Andrew Western recently said: "This target could not have been reached without this significant boost to staffing numbers - meaning

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