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Limit universal credit overpayment recovery to 5% of entitlement

Submitted by Andrew Waring on Wednesday 30th July 2025

Published on Wednesday 20th August 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Friday 20th February 2026

Signatures: 48

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DWP ~ error ~ IMPACT ~ moment ~ Ratings ~ Recovery ~ Reduced ~ THE MOMENT ~ Universal Credit ~ Universities

Petition Action

Limit universal credit overpayment recovery to 5% of entitlement

Petition Details

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.

Additional Information

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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