Universal Credit: Fraud
(asked on 4th September 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of fraudulent Universal Credit claims.
This question was answered on 11th September 2024
This government will not tolerate fraud or waste anywhere in public services, including in the social security system.
We are determined to reduce fraud and error and are currently exploring all options on how best to achieve our goal.
Latest estimates, including fraud in Universal Credit, were published earlier this year and can be found here - Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2023 to 2024 estimates - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)