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, how many administrative penalties her Department has levied on victims of universal credit fraud who attended interviews under caution and who were accompanied by legal representatives.
- Answer
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Administrative Penalties would not be used in any case where evidence showed that a claimant was an innocent victim of Universal Credit advances fraud.
Administrative Penalties are financial penalties which can be used as an alternative to prosecution in cases where benefit fraud has been committed.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 291088
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Fraud Fixed penalties Legal representation Victims Universal credit
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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- 2019-10-01 18:01:28 +0100
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