Overview

• After fewer than 13,000 of 370,000 notified carers applied for back payments, the DWP converted its Home Responsibilities Protection correction into an ongoing programme.
• HMRC’s letter campaign since late 2023 has generated £104 million in arrears but prompted a provision cut from £1.2 billion to £29.8 million.
• The government has pledged to resolve all HRP cases by March 2027 with no deadlines for retrospective state pension claims.
• Reviews of Personal Independence Payment awards under the 2019 MM judgment have resolved over 527,000 of 633,000 cases and introduced High Court-mandated reforms.
• The DWP has paid £13 million in compensation for errors in Scottish PIP transfers to devolved Adult Disability Payment claimants.