Universal credit fraud costs taxpayers more than £5bn
About 13% of universal credit claims were fraudulent, compared with 3% for all benefits. …
“It’s unacceptable to see that fraud rose as a result of callous criminals exploiting measures to help those in need during the pandemic. Our new fraud plan will root these crooks out of the system, while protecting it from new threats in the future,” a DWP spokesperson said of the newly released figures.
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