Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 27880
Social Security Benefits: Fraud
Tabled: 31 January 2025
Answered: 5 February 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour — Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of recent trends in the level of fraud in the welfare system.
Answer
Andrew WesternFraud and error in the welfare system has reduced in recent years, from 4.0% in 2021/22 to 3.7% in 2023/24. This is still not good enough, so we are not resting. We agreed £8.6bn of savings at the Autumn Budget 2024, which is the biggest fraud and error p...
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