Social Security Benefits: Fraud
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help reduce losses from fraud in the benefits system.
Answered by Andrew Western
The department has made strides in turning the tide on fraud and error in the benefits system, with the overall rates dropping since the peak in overpayments in 2022. We welcome the recognition of this progress in the NAO’s recent report.
We will continue to go further with the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill which is estimated to save £1.5bn by 2030, as part of a wider package of £9.6bn of savings.
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