Social Security Benefits: Fraud
Commons · Question 13655 · Tabled 26 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to tackle fraud involving disability benefit claimants undertaking undeclared work; and how many such cases have been identified in the last 12 months.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 7 Jul 2026
Where a concern is raised about an individual’s entitlement to benefit, whether through a public referral or through other intelligence, the department will always take appropriate action. Benefit fraud occurs where an individual dishonestly makes a decla...