Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 115498
Universal Credit: Fraud
Tabled: 24 February 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Mary Kelly Foy
Labour — City of Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit fraud prosecutions were (a) withdrawn by his Department and (b) dismissed by a judge before trial in each of the last three financial years; and if he will provide a breakdown
Answer
Andrew WesternThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) do not make decisions on whether to prosecute individuals and cannot make the decision to withdraw a prosecution. The DWP will complete the investigation and when appropriate hand the case files to the Crown Pros...
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