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Social Security Benefits: Fraud

Written question asked by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Wednesday, 24 April 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 April 2024. It was answered by Paul Maynard (Conservative) on Wednesday, 24 April 2024 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report by the National Audit Office entitled Department for Work and Pensions Accounts 2022-23, published on 6 July 2023, whether his Department has taken recent steps to amend the methodology it uses to estimate the financial impact of its counter-fraud activities.

Answer

We review the methodology as part of publishing our annual accounts each year and will report on any agreed changes in the Annual Report and Account 2023/24 expected to be published in Summer 2024, following discussion with National Audit Office.

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Reference

22512

Session

2023-24
Report and Accounts of the Department for Work and Pensions
Thursday, 6 July 2023
House of Commons papers
House of Commons

Contains statistics

Yes
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