United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 58799
Universal Credit: Fraud
Introduced
19 October 2021
Last action
28 October 2021 · Answer
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Answered
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28 October 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to (a) identify and (b) investigate universal credit claims in the event that multiple claims are being paid to the same bank account.
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Timeline
19 October 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to (a) identify and (b) investigate universal credit claims in the event that multiple claims are being paid to the same bank account.
Source: Commons
28 October 2021
Answer
COVID-19 saw an unprecedented surge in Universal Credit claims, demanding an extraordinary response from DWP to ensure the welfare safety net continued to catch all those in urgent need. Whilst a small number of people deliberately misrepresented their ci...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-10-19/58799
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1361426
- uk · wq-1361426 · source updated 28 October 2021