Written question asked by Ruth George (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 September 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 September 2019 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 30 September 2019. A substantive answer was provided by Guy Opperman (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 October 2019 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Universal Credit: Fraud
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in how many interviews under caution have individuals who have reported they have been a victim of universal credit fraud had a legal representative to accompany them.
- Answer
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I have interpreted your question to relate to Universal Credit advances fraud.
The information requested could only be provided by manually examining the cases. We estimate that this would incur disproportionate costs. However, all claimants are entitled to bring a legal representative and are advised of this in their invitation to interview.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 291087
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Fraud Legal representation Victims Universal credit
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2019-10-01 18:00:28 +0100
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