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Written question asked by John Marshall (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 February 1997. It was answered by Oliver Heald (Conservative) on Monday, 3 February 1997 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.


Dept of Social Security

Question
How many calls have been received by the Social Security fraud hotline; and what are the estimated resulting savings - Includes figures.
Answer

Mr. John Marshall: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many calls have been received by the social security fraud hotline; and what are the estimated resulting savings. [12834] Mr. Heald: Up to the end of December 1996, calls to the national benefit fraud hotline were in the region of 130,000. The estimated fraud savings resulting from calls to the hotline are over £27 million.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
12834; 289 c497W
Session
1996-97
Subjects
Abuse Fraud Social security Telephone services Telephones
Contains statistics
Yes