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Social Security Benefits: Fraud

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 13 November 2024UIN 13346

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department has attributed to fraud and error in each of the last ten years.

Answered by Andrew Western

The Department publishes estimates of the levels of fraud and error in the benefit system by financial year. These statistics are available for the past ten financial years and can be found at: Fraud and error in the benefit system - GOV.UK

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