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Social Security (Penalty as Alternative to Prosecution) (Maximum Amount) Order 2015

March of this year. I accept that to get from 2.1% to 1.7% is a significant challenge. Perhaps I can write to the noble Baroness on the measures that the Government are taking. Clearly, this is one of them. The support of the Opposition both here in another place, which we are grateful for, shows that we have common cause in trying to ensure that benefit expenditure is focused on those people who really need it. Everyone who steals from the benefits system is effectively stealing from those who really need the benefit. We are committed to driving that figure further down, but I will write to her with the details, if I may.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
759 c183GC 
Session
2014-15
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
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