Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Iain Wright (Labour). It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Monday, 6 February 2006 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Benefit Fraud
- Question
- What his plans are to reduce fraud in the benefit system.
- Answer
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Fraud in income support and jobseeker's allowance has fallen by two thirds since 1997. Housing benefit fraud has fallen by a third. The amount of fraud is now at the lowest recorded level and we will continue to take steps to reduce these levels further in future. We are also taking more enforcement action. In 2004–05, in partnership with local authorities, 43,000 prosecutions and sanctions were imposed: a fourfold increase since 1998.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 442 c583-4
- 48322
- Session
- 2005-06
- Oral question type
- Lead
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Related items
- Subjects
- Fraud Prosecutions Social security benefits
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