Hundreds of benefit claimants were paid over £20,000 each in error by the DWP - and allowed to keep the cash. Over 500 people were overpaid benefits such as Universal Credit, with £329million in overpayments being written off by the Government department.

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The DWP is currently in the process of reviewing hundreds of thousands of PIP cases to identify people who may have been underpaid the disability benefit

Additionally, those on PIP, Attendance Allowance, or Disability Living Allowance are required to inform the DWP if they plan to be away for four weeks or more. However, under normal circumstances, these benefits can still be claimed for up to 13 weeks while overseas.

Thousands of people could be owed money following a review of the Personal Independence Payments (PIP) criteria. Arrears dating back to 2016 may be payed out following a change in the assessment rules for the Daily Living component of the benefit.