Paying the dead.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is overpaying £850 million in benefits to deceased claimants. The specific benefits overpaid remain unidentified, but potential errors since 2021 involve mental health, out-of-work benefits, and state pensions. Pat McFadden, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, is tasked with recovering these funds. Less than half has been recovered, impacting Britain’s benefits bill.