Written question asked by Jon Trickett (Labour) on Monday, 27 November 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 29 November 2017. It was answered by Caroline Dinenage (Conservative) on Thursday, 30 November 2017 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Social Security Benefits: Databases
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 6.18 of the Autumn Budget 2017, how much the Government plans to invest in better use of data to ensure that fraudulent and error-related payments are reduced; and over what period that investment will be made.
- Answer
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The Autumn Budget 2017 announcement enables DWP to continue to make more effective use of HMRC’s Real Time Information data in respect of Housing Benefit and Carer’s Allowance.
We plan to invest an additional £90m over a 5 year period beginning 2018/19 which will help identify earnings related fraud and error.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 115894
- Session
- 2017-19
- Transferred
- Yes
- Subjects
- Databases Fraud Maladministration Social security benefits
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