United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 12236
Social Security Benefits: Fraud
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23 June 2026
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1 July 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of people found guilty of benefits fraud in each of the last five years.
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23 June 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of people found guilty of benefits fraud in each of the last five years.
Source: Commons
1 July 2026
Answer
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has prosecuted cases of benefit fraud since 2012. DWP will refer cases where there is evidence that a claimant has deliberately claimed benefits they are not entitled to or provided false information. The decision to pr...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-06-23/12236
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1919099
- uk · wq-1919099 · source updated 1 July 2026