Written question asked by Rupert Lowe (Independent (affiliation)) on Thursday, 20 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 November 2025. It was answered by Andrew Western (Labour) on Thursday, 27 November 2025 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Social Security Benefits: Fraud
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases of benefit fraud identified in the last five years involved individuals whose immigration status was later found to be (a) overstayer, (b) illegal entrant or (c) failed asylum seeker.
- Answer
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The Monetary Value of Fraud and Error Statistics are not disaggregated by nationality and immigration status.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 93204
- Session
- 2024-26
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Fraud Undocumented migrants Social security benefits
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
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- Timestamp
- 2025-11-27 11:43:59 +0000
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