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Universal Credit: Fraud

Written question asked by Ruth George (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 October 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 September 2019 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 30 September 2019. A substantive answer was provided by Guy Opperman (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 October 2019 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her oral contribution to the Work and Pensions Committee of 24 July 2019, how many of the 1,400 cases to have undergone interview under caution due to third-party universal credit fraud have been referred for prosecution.

Answer

The Department is not able to comment on investigations that may be ongoing.

Type

Written question

Reference

290464

Session

2017-19

Universal Credit.
Wednesday, 24 July 2019
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons

Subjects

Fraud

Prosecutions

Universal credit

Link

View this Written question on www.parliament.uk