Benefit fraud
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20 May 22The Department for Work and Pensions is set to spend £600m and give officers new legal powers in a move ministers say will help prevent £4bn of fraud in the benefit system over the next five years.
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15 Dec 21A Birmingham gang alleged to have made millions by defrauding the universal credit system has been raided by police.
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14 May 21The Covid-19 pandemic led to the highest-ever level of fraud and error in benefit payments, according to official estimates.