DWP refunding nearly 200 benefit claimants up to £5,000

Nearly 200 benefit claimants will be refunded up to £5,000 each by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), it has confirmed, as penalties that were incorrectly issued over the past few years are rescinded.The department has identified 197 cases where it wrongly issued Administrative Penalties – or ‘Ad Pens’ – betwe

DWP refunds benefit claimants after nearly 200 fraud penalties were wrongly issued  GB News

The Department for Work and Pensions has rescinded almost 200 administrative penalties

DWP has cited “insufficient evidence” for almost 200 non-criminal fines issued between 2023 and 2025 being rescinded.