Statutory Sick Pay: Rebates
(asked on 20th May 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount lost to fraud and error under the Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme; and if not, why not.
This question was answered on 4th June 2025
The Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme was administered by HMRC.
HMRC estimates the amount lost to error and fraud for the Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme is between 2% to 5% of the overall cost of the scheme. This equates to £2 million to £6 million in monetary terms.