Question follow-through · 115499

Social Security Benefits: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of its internal review process for fraud investigations in cases where a claimant provides evidence of (a) identity and (b) location that con

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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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

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of its internal review process for fraud investigations in cases where a claimant provides evidence of (a) identity and (b) location that con

  2. 3 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Department has robust investigation processes in place to address allegations of identity and residency fraud. The Department is also bringing in additional inspection of our end-to-end investigations following the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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