The UK Government's determination to see fraud and error in the benefit system drop is working with a fall meaning taxpayers’ money is being protected, according to new official figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
The latest national statistics confirm that in the last year fraud and error rates in 2023 fell to 3.6 per cent (£8.3 billion) from 4 per cent (£8.7 billion), with Universal Credit losses falling from 14.7 per cent (£5,920 million) to 12.8 per cent (£5,540 million).
The figures also reveal reduced rates of fraud, both overall and within Universal Credit, reports the Daily Record.
