Petition · Department for Work and Pensions
Limit universal credit overpayment recovery to 5% of entitlement
Closed
48 signatures
What the petition asks
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.
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.
Timeline
| 20 Aug 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
48
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Opened
20 Aug 2025
Closed
20 Feb 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 19 Aug 2026.