PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(28 August 2026)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases of overpayment to a birth parent of (a) Disability Living Allowance for children and (b) Carer's Allowance have been identified in each of the last five years, in cases where the child has entered foster care.

Asked by:
Rebecca Smith (Conservative)

Answer

The information requested is not held centrally and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.


Answered by:
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