Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 77110

Social Security Benefits: Fraud

Tabled: 15 September 2025

Answered: 13 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Helen Whately

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of investigations into benefit fraud result in (a) financial penalties and (b) court convictions.

Answer

Andrew Western

DWP takes all allegations of fraud seriously, irrespective of reporting method, and will take appropriate action on those cases where there is concern about entitlement. For regional fraud investigations, conviction data is not currently available for 24/...

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