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Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2015/16 preliminary estimates

From:

Department for Work and Pensions

First published:

19 May 2016

Last updated:

8 July 2016, see all updates

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Fraud and error in the benefit system

Preliminary estimates of fraud and error levels in the benefit system in Great Britain in the financial year 2015/16.

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Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2015/16 preliminary estimates

PDF, 389KB, 14 pages

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Tables: Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2015/16 preliminary estimates

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Fraud and error in the benefit system: background information and methodology

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Detail

This report provides preliminary estimates of fraud and error levels in the benefit system in Great Britain for the financial year 2015/16. It uses data from October 2014 to September 2015.

The main points from the report are:

  • 1.8% of expenditure overpaid (this remains the lowest recorded rate, amounting to £3.1 billion of overpayments)
  • 1.0% of expenditure underpaid (this is the highest recorded rate, amounting to £1.8 billion of underpayments)

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