Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 13346
Social Security Benefits: Fraud
Tabled: 8 November 2024
Answered: 13 November 2024
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
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.
Answer
Andrew WesternThe 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