Question follow-through · 115498
Universal Credit: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit fraud prosecutions were (a) withdrawn by his Department and (b) dismissed by a judge before trial in each of the last three financial years; and if he will provide a breakdown
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 24 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 3 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
24 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Universal Credit fraud prosecutions were (a) withdrawn by his Department and (b) dismissed by a judge before trial in each of the last three financial years; and if he will provide a breakdown
3 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) do not make decisions on whether to prosecute individuals and cannot make the decision to withdraw a prosecution. The DWP will complete the investigation and when appropriate hand the case files to the Crown Pros...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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