DWP errors pushed thousands of Universal Credit claimants into debt worth £494million
- Posted on May 15, 2025
- By The Mirror
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DWP errors pushed thousands of Universal Credit claimants into debt worth £494million

The total amount - which equates to around 0.3% of benefit spending - comes as the benefit department made 680,000 Universal Credit overpayments because of "official error" in 2023-24