Jade Botterill: DWP: Written Answers (1)

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Written Question

Social Security Benefits: Fraud

Thursday 13th March 2025

Asked by: Jade Botterill (Labour - Ossett and Denby Dale)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle fraud in the welfare system by serious and organised criminal gangs.

Answered by Andrew Western - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)

DWP works collaboratively across Government Departments and Law Enforcement Agencies on investigations into benefit fraud carried out by organised crime gangs.

New powers in the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill will strengthen our capability to tackle organised crime by modernising and enhancing our investigation powers and ensuring those defrauding the public sector face appropriate consequences.