Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 14 December 2017, HCWS356, on employment and support allowance, what the average amount is by which the 75,000 individuals identified have been underpaid.

Arrears of around £400m to be paid in 2018/19 were included in the Autumn Budget 2017. It would be inappropriate to give an average amount as the amount of individual underpayments could vary substantially.