Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Terry Rooney (Labour). It was answered on Monday, 15 March 2010 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Social Security Fraud
- Question
- The fraud figure has fallen from about £2 billion so although it is still too high, there has been some success. At the same time, the level of loss due to overpayments has increased dramatically. What is the Department doing to drive up standards of decision making to deal with that issue?
- Answer
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My hon. Friend has a very good understanding of what is going on across the board. In the last four years, the number of identified overpayments has increased from 992,000 to 1.6 million, but the level of official error has fallen as a proportion of the amount of benefit paid out. Next month we will introduce a one-strike provision, which should prove to be a further significant deterrent.
Secondary information
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- Oral question
- Reference
- 507 c599
- Session
- 2009-10
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- Supplementary
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- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Fraud Social security benefits
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