Fraud

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2024 to Question 9806 on Fraud, for what reason his Department forecasts that fraudulent behaviour will rise by five per cent per year.

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1. 23 January 2024

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2024 to Question 9806 on Fraud, for what reason his Department forecasts that fraudulent behaviour will rise by five per cent per year.

   Source: Commons

2. 30 January 2024

   Answer

   The 5% forecast assumption is an Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) figure based on a range of evidence, most notably the Home Office statistics that show that fraud has been consistently rising across the economy over recent years. This is further su...

   Source: Written answer

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