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1718870

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's statistics entitled Fraud and error in the benefit system, Financial Year Ending (FYE) 2024, published on 16 May 2024, how much of the £7.4 billion overpayment due to fraud is due to serious and organised crime.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	26677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department uses the definition as set out by the Home Office - ‘’ We define serious and organised crime as individuals planning, co-ordinating and committing serious offences, whether individually, in groups and/or as part of transnational networks’’.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has a strong counter-fraud function, which includes specifically targeting serious and organised crime including cyber-crime, which identifies and stops illegal activity and saves money for the taxpayer.</p><p>Current estimates are that serious and organised crime directly accounts for no more than 6% of the £7.4 billion of benefit fraud reported in the 2023/24 statistics, as it is most likely captured in the Abroad and Conditions of Entitlement (Identity) categories of fraud reported there.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 26678 question first answered 22/05/2024 11:16:58 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1718279

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of how much monies his Department expects to recover via the powers in Clause 128 of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill for fraud related to (a) the Attendance Allowance, (b) Universal Credit, (c) the State Pension, (d) the Personal Independence Payment, (e) the Disability Living Allowance, (f) carers allowance, (g) housing benefit, (h) child benefit and (i) pension credit as (i) an annual sum and (ii) as a proportion of overall estimated fraud for each of those.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Sir David Davis
uin	26343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Whilst the power covers all benefits to ensure we are empowered to address fraud and error wherever it arises, the Impact Assessment makes clear that we initially intend to use the power for Universal Credit, Employment Support Allowance, Pension Credit and Housing Benefit (passported from Pension Credit). DWP can also only exercise this power in relation to benefits for which DWP is responsible.</p><p> </p><p>The Third-Party Data Measure is estimated to save up to £600m by 2028/29. This was certified by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) during the Autumn Statement 2023 and updated for the Spring Budget 2024. This is based on the initial use of the power which includes savings from the four benefits outlined above and the pilot period. Further information about the methodology can be found in the published impact assessment (<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6564bab01524e6000da10168/DWP_third_party_data_impact_assessment_november_2023.pdf" target="_blank">DWP_third_party_data_impact_assessment_november_2023.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>).</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows savings are split by each of benefit and that we are testing the measure. Estimates of these savings as a proportion of overall estimated fraud for each of these benefits is not available as the AME savings modelled are not directly comparable to the Monetary Value of Fraud and Error.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2025-26</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2026-27</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2027-28</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2028-29</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>ESA</strong></p></td><td><p>£5</p></td><td><p>£18</p></td><td><p>£52</p></td><td><p>£41</p></td><td><p><em>£116</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HB (passported from PC)</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£4</p></td><td><p>£11</p></td><td><p>£14</p></td><td><p><em>£29</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>PC</strong></p></td><td><p>£7</p></td><td><p>£26</p></td><td><p>£78</p></td><td><p>£103</p></td><td><p><em>£214</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UC</strong></p></td><td><p>£5</p></td><td><p>£23</p></td><td><p>£79</p></td><td><p>£126</p></td><td><p><em>£233</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: figures may not sum due to rounding</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/05/2024 10:39:00 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1713840

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Targeted Case Review agents there are as of 25 April 2024.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
uin	23693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>As of the 31st of March, our Targeted Case Review team currently has 3,100 Full Time equivalent agents reviewing Universal Credit claims.</p><p> </p><p>This is the most recent date for which data is available.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 30/04/2024 13:13:56 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1713695

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he Department has made of the potential impact of financial (a) hardship and (b) abuse on trends in the levels of women prosecuted for benefit fraud in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	23658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>DWP has not assessed or analysed the impact on any groups over the last 12 month. We have robust processes around managing our prosecutions and apply our policies consistently across all groups.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 29/04/2024 15:49:52 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1713696

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing (a) periods of amnesty and (b) lower repayment plans to help tackle fraud in the welfare system.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	23659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>Fraud and error is £8.3bn and the Department has a duty to the taxpayer to protect public funds and recover overpayments when they occur.</p><p /><p>The Department’s priority is to negotiate affordable and sustainable repayment plans that do not cause undue financial hardship. We remain committed to working with anyone who is struggling with their repayment terms and encourage customers to contact DWP Debt Management. Debt Management will work with individuals to review their financial circumstances and, in most instances, a temporary reduction in their rate of repayment can also be agreed.</p><p> </p><p>No assessment has been carried out on the potential merits of introducing amnesties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 01/05/2024 10:54:02 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1713697

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of undertaking post-legislative scrutiny of the Fraud Act 2006 and its potential impact on female welfare claimants.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	23660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>No assessment has been made as this is not a matter for the Department for Work and Pensions.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice carried out a post-implementation review on the Fraud Act 2006: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/62a0bf8ad3bf7f0371a9b0dd/fraud-memo-2022.pdf" target="_blank">Post-legislative Assessment of the Fraud Act 2006 (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a> and the Home Office have confirmed that on 12 October 2023 the Government launched the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences. Part two of the Review will evaluate the operation of the Fraud Act: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/independent-review-of-disclosure-and-fraud-offences" target="_blank">Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.’</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 01/05/2024 10:51:20 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1702471

registered interest
date	19/04/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total annual cost of his Department’s use of machine learning algorithms to identify fraudulent benefit claims is.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
uin	22689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not record this information.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 22690 question first answered 29/04/2024 15:51:32 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1702107

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	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.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
uin	22512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>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.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 24/04/2024 12:56:04 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1702108

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the financial impact of his Department's counter-fraud activities in the 2023-24 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
uin	22513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>DWP will publish details of the Department’s counter-fraud activities in the Annual Report and Accounts for financial year 23/24, expected to be published in Summer 2024.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 24/04/2024 12:52:54 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1702109

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much and what proportion of fraud and error was (a) prevented upfront and (b) detected after the event in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
uin	22514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>Our estimate is that the Department prevented up front £17.1bn of fraud and error and detected £0.6bn after the event in the financial year 2022/23.</p><p> </p><p>Further details can be found in the Annual Report and Accounts 2022/23, link below.</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64a576d47a4c230013bba1e7/annual-report-accounts-2022-23-web-ready.pdf" target="_blank">Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 for the year ended 31 March 2023 (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>DWP will update these figures in the Annual Report and Accounts for financial year 23/24, expected to be published in Summer 2024.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 24/04/2024 12:45:12 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle