Written question asked by David Ruffley (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 April 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 27 April 2011. It was answered by Lord Grayling (Conservative) on Wednesday, 11 May 2011 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Social Security Benefits: Fraud
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the proportion of benefit fraud committed in respect of each benefit which was attributable to identity fraud in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
- Answer
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The information is not available for all benefits.The latest official statistics "Fraud and Error in the Benefit System (April 2009—March 2010)" show that £4 million of jobseeker's allowance expenditure was overpaid, due to identity fraud in that period, (0.1% of expenditure). Figures for income support and pension credit showed nil expenditure loss as a result of identity fraud over that period.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 53476; 527 c1244W
- Session
- 2010-12
- Subjects
- Fraud Social security benefits
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