https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/deceased/Recent content in deceased on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usTue, 07 Apr 2026 05:48:41 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/dwp-accidentally-pays-850-million-in-benefits-to-deceased-claimants/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:48:41 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/dwp-accidentally-pays-850-million-in-benefits-to-deceased-claimants/The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has mistakenly paid out an astonishing £850 million in benefits to around 2.6 million claimants after their deaths. This alarming error has highlighted serious administrative failings within the department’s processing systems. While the exact types of benefits overpaid remain unclear, the errors reportedly include a combination of mental health support, out-of-work benefits, state pension payments, and others. The overpayments primarily occurred because notifications of claimants’ deaths were either received too late or arrived at the time of payment, preventing the DWP from halting transactions promptly.