by Annie Irvine, Jacqueline Davidson and Roy Sainsbury (Social Policy Research Unit)
Link to the full report at: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2007-2008/rrep497.pdf
Since 1997 successive governments have pursued a range of policies to reduce the amount of money lost to the social security budget through fraud and error. While levels of fraud have consistently decreased, the problem of error has persisted and its reduction has therefore become an important policy objective.
Qualitative research was carried out by the Social Policy Research Unit at the University of York in 2006-07 to explore benefit claimants' knowledge and understanding concerning changes in circumstances and obligations to report them. This research was based on a longitudinal panel of 51 claimants who were interviewed three times over the course of nine months.
The objectives of the overall study were focused on the key areas of:
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