Social Security Benefits: Fraud
Commons · Question 24849 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 21 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Al Pinkerton
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants were affected by the 40 benefit-related investigations reported in the Department for Work and Pensions Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26.
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 21 Sep 2026
The Government Internal Audit Agency undertakes independent, internal disciplinary investigations on behalf of the DWP into allegations of internal fraud and other serious misconduct. Of the 40 benefit-related investigations completed by GIAA in 2025-26, ...