Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 93196
Social Security Benefits: Fraud
Tabled: 20 November 2025
Answered: 27 November 2025
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in his Department were employed in tackling benefit fraud in (a) 2025 and (b) 2020.
Answer
Andrew WesternSince Autumn Budget 24, including the new announcements at Autumn Budget 25, the Government have committed to gross savings of £14.6bn up to the end of 2030/31 from fraud, error and debt activity in GB. The Government is committed to ensuring that public ...
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