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20 May 22
The 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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14 Jan 22
The agency administering housing benefit on behalf of the Northern Irish government has had its 2020-21 accounts qualified over “material levels” of fraud and error, according to the...
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8 Dec 21
Concerns raised by a senior Northern Irish civil servant over fraud and error in a Covid-19 support scheme eventually came to pass as a result of the extreme pace of development, according to the...
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3 Dec 21
Bolton Council is investigating potential fraud related to Covid-19 grants, amid suspicions that some companies used false bank account information.
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22 Nov 21
HMRC is expected to recoup less than half of the forecast £5.8bn lost through fraud and error on Covid-19 support schemes, according to the department's top civil servant.
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17 Nov 21
The Department for Work and Pensions has been slammed by MPs for a lack of control over fraud and overpayments of Universal Credit, which soared to record levels last year.
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30 Sep 21
The level of fraud and error in benefit payments made in Northern Ireland rose again last financial year, leading to a spending watchdog issuing a qualified opinion.
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22 Sep 21
Historic state pension underpayments resulted from repeated human error, and will cost the government at least £1bn to correct, according to the National Audit Office.
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14 May 21
The Covid-19 pandemic led to the highest-ever level of fraud and error in benefit payments, according to official estimates.
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12 Apr 21
Northern Irish officials are seeking to recover £4.38m from businesses that wrongly received Covid-19 grants.