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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. It was answered by Guy Opperman (Conservative) on Thursday, 3 October 2019 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Universal Credit: Fraud

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many interviews under caution have been held with victims of universal credit fraud.

Answer

The information you requested could only be provided by manually examining a substantial number of individual cases. The Department estimates that this would incur disproportionate costs.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
291090
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Fraud Victims Universal credit
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk