Petitions/Limit universal credit overpayment recovery to 5% of entitlement
StatusClosed
Opened20 Aug 2025
Closes20 Feb 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

Where an overpayment is the error of the DWP I want to see the recovery of the overpayment greatly reduced to a maximum of 5% of a claimant's entitlement.

While I agree that overpayments of any kind have to be repaid, when it is the fault of DWP I think the rate should not impact as heavily on the claimant as it does at the moment.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Iqbal Mohamed
1Iqbal Mohamed MP
Dewsbury and Batley
15
Kim Leadbeater
2Kim Leadbeater MP
Spen Valley
5
Jade Botterill
3Jade Botterill MP
Ossett and Denby Dale
3
Liam Conlon
4Liam Conlon MP
Beckenham and Penge
1
Darren Jones
5Darren Jones MP
Bristol North West
1
Peter Fortune
6Peter Fortune MP
Bromley and Biggin Hill
1
Ms Julie Minns
7Ms Julie Minns MP
Carlisle
1
Nigel Farage
8Nigel Farage MP
Clacton
1
Sarah Jones
9Sarah Jones MP
Croydon West
1
Baggy Shanker
10Baggy Shanker MP
Derby South
1