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Benefit errors declining
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) cut overpayments and underpayments of benefits last financial year, according to data released yesterday. Fraud and error resulted in 2.1 per cent of total benefit expenditure, or £3.2bn, being overpaid in 2010-11. That was down from 2.2 per cent, or £3.3bn, in 2009-10.