Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 50195

Social Security Benefits: Prosecutions

Tabled: 6 May 2025

Answered: 12 May 2025

Question

Helen Whately

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in the debate on the Report stage of the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill o

Answer

Andrew Western

The Department does not use the term ‘sickfluencer’ as a defined term and, as such, does not collect data under this description. Furthermore, the Department is not a prosecuting body; DWP’s role is to refer cases for consideration of prosecution to the a...

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