Social Security Benefits: Fraud
Commons · Question 23509 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 21 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce levels of fraud in the welfare system.
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 21 Sep 2026
Since the Autumn Budget 2024 DWP has committed to delivering gross savings of £14.6bn up to the end of 2030-31 from fraud, error and debt activity In 2026, the Department has continued to strengthen its approach to tackling fraud and error across the welf...