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Written question asked by Jonathan Ashworth (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 March 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 March 2024 (named day). It was answered by Simon Hoare (Conservative) on Monday, 11 March 2024 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Fraud and Maladministration

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the amount of money lost to fraud and error by his Department in each of the last three financial years.

Answer

The Government is proud of its record in proactively seeking to find and prevent more fraud and error in the system. We have established the dedicated Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA). In its first year it delivered £311 million in audited counter fraud benefits.

The PSFA produces a Fraud Landscape Report. This report focuses on the public sector fraud landscape in central government, and the levels of fraud and error loss outside of the tax and welfare system. The 2020/21 Report was published in March 2023.

Incidences of fraud and error are reported to the PSFA for inclusion in the Fraud Landscape Report and published in the department’s annual account at the following link: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64b93176ef5371000d7aef8d/DLUHC_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2022-23.pdf.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
17118
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Fraud Maladministration Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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