questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many consolation payments have been offered, per annum for the last ten years, to benefits claimants whose cases are mishandled or excessively delayed.
answerText: The number of consolatory payments authorised and the mean amounts per financial year to benefit claimants in the last ten years are in the table (below). The department records aggregated data for each quarter rather than individual level payments, there...
heading: Social Security Benefits: Compensation