United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 10109
Universal Credit: Fraud
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17 January 2024
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22 January 2024 · Answer
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22 January 2024
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the 18% of Universal Credit claims which contain an element of fraud.
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17 January 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the 18% of Universal Credit claims which contain an element of fraud.
Source: Commons
22 January 2024
Answer
The 18% figure shown in Table 12 of the estimates on Fraud and Error in the benefit system during the financial year 2022 to 2023 is based on a randomly selected sample of UC claims. More detail on the causes of fraud and error in Universal Credit can als...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-17/10109
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1682874
- uk · wq-1682874 · source updated 22 January 2024