DWP fraud and error report finds people on PIP may be due more money

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The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show there are currently over 3.8 million people across Great Britain claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP). However, recent data published in the 22024/25 Fraud and Error in the Benefit System report , indicates 11 in every 100 claimants (11%) are under-claiming PIP because they have not reported a change in their circumstances. ‌

PIP has the second highest unfulfilled eligibility rate - formerly referred to as claimant error - of all benefits and relatively high expenditure, resulting in 30 per cent of total unfulfilled eligibility last year. The unfulfilled eligibility rate for PIP was £1,060m (4.1%), compared to £870m (£4%) in 2023/24. ‌

The DWP said all unfulfilled eligibility was due to cla