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Dept for Work and Pensions

Answer

Mr. Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many interventions on benefit claims identified as high risk his Department carried out in each year since 1997. [200161] Mr. Pond: Extra checks known as interventions are carried out on benefit claims which are identified as carrying a higher risk of fraud and error at specified points of the claim. Gateway interventions take place at the outset of the claim, ensuring that benefit entitlement is properly paid. Further checks known as Caseload interventions occur periodically throughout the duration of claims allowing us to take any necessary early corrective action The information requested is not available for the period April 1997 to April 1999. The available information is in the following tables. Case interventions _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Total interventions Number of changed cases Percentage of cases changed 1999-2000 1,066,010 89,529 8.4 2000-01 806,825 121,585 15.07 2001-021 1,128,812 177,735 15.74 2002-031 452,290 84,189 18.61 2003-041 493,625 184,082 37.29 247,249 93,129 37.67 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 These figures do not include active case management interventions or interventions for Northern Ireland. Gateway interventions _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Total interventions Number of changed cases Percentage of cases changed 1999-2000 1,026,899 56,803 5.53 2000-01 625,132 64,207 10.27 2001-021 438,402 60,191 13.73 2002-031 299,740 46,216 15.42 2003-041 180,243 36,552 20.26 75,970 16,855 22.19 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 These figures do not include active case management interventions or interventions for Northern Ireland.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

200161; 428 c1429-30W;428 c1429W

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Fraud Monitoring Social security benefits

Link

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