United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 184663
Social Security Benefits: Fraud
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11 May 2023
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16 May 2023 · Answer
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16 May 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Fraud and error in the benefit system Financial Year Ending (FYE) 2023 statistical release, published on 11 May 2023, what information his Department holds on how much of the £6.4
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11 May 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Fraud and error in the benefit system Financial Year Ending (FYE) 2023 statistical release, published on 11 May 2023, what information his Department holds on how much of the £6.4
Source: Commons
16 May 2023
Answer
The department’s view is that serious and organised crime accounts for only a small minority of the total fraud reported for 2022/23, with the vast majority being individual claimants who have misrepresented their own personal circumstances. The departmen...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-05-11/184663
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1627082
- uk · wq-1627082 · source updated 16 May 2023