Official Statistics

Unfulfilled eligibility in the benefit system: financial year 2023 to 2024 estimates

Estimates of unfulfilled eligibility levels in the benefit system in Great Britain in the financial year 2023 to 2024.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 16 May 2024

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Unfulfilled eligibility in the benefit system Financial Year Ending (FYE) 2024

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78659-672-7

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Tables: Unfulfilled eligibility in the benefit system, 2023 to 2024 estimates (XLS)

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Tables: Unfulfilled eligibility in the benefit system, 2023 to 2024 estimates (ODS)

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Background information: Unfulfilled eligibility in the benefit system, 2023 to 2024 estimates

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78659-673-4

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The main story from the publication is:

• the total unfulfilled eligibility rate in FYE 2024 was 1.2% (£3.1bn), compared with 1.0% (£2.3bn) in FYE 2023

These are official statistics in development. This is the first publication of unfulfilled eligibility in the benefit system estimates. This publication estimates how much extra money benefit claimants in Great Britain could be getting if they told us accurately about their circumstances.

Estimates are available for Financial Year Ending (FYE) 2024 and FYE 2023 to allow comparisons to be made. The estimates are based on information previously included in the fraud and error in the benefit system statistics as Claimant Error underpayments. They were removed and reclassified and are now published separately here following a planned review of the fraud and error statistics that aligned the statistics more closely with benefit legislation.

Feedback or enquiries about these statistics should be directed by email to: enquiries.fema@dwp.gov.uk

Published 16 May 2024