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Let's see where benefit fraud sits in their statistics?
Private sector fraud £21.2billion
Public sector fraud £20.6 billion
Tax system fraud £14 billion
Fraud perpetrated by organised crime groups £8.9 billion - £18.9 billion
Individuals Fraud-£9.1 billion
Mass-marketing fraud £3.5billion
Identity fraud £3.3 billion
Central government (excluding tax and benefits) £2.6 billion
Procurement fraud £2.3bn (public sector)
Local government £2.1 billion
Insurance fraud £2.1billion
Housing tenancy fraud £1.8 billion
Online ticket fraud £1.5billion
BENEFIT FRAUD £1.2 BILLION
Mortgage fraud £1 billion
Vehicle excise duty evasion £40 m-Transport fare evasion £210 m
Television licence fee evasion £204 -Telecommunications fraud
£953 m-Tax credit fraud £670 m-Student finance fraud £31 m
Plastic card fraud £388 m-Online banking fraud £40 m
Cheque fraud £35 m-Retail banking fraud £475 m
Recruitment fraud £616 m-Private rental property fraud £755 m
Pre-payment meter scams £2.7 m-Pension fraud £20.8 m
Expenses fraud £100 million-Payroll fraud£335 m (public sector)
NHS dental services fraud £73.2 m-Patient charges fraud £156 m
National Savings and Investments fraud £0.4 m
Grant fraud £539 m (public sector) Council tax £133 million
Blue Badge Scheme misuse £46 m- Motor finance fraud £10.9 m
Charity sector £147 million
Public sector£20.6 billion
Roger.
Yes labour started it and THEY got it wrong.
That does not excuse this government from taking it to such extreme levels that genuine claimants are committing suicide?
Labour at least was going to scrap the bedroom tax.
For the last time, I totally agree that benefit fraud, along with all other fraud, should be wiped out.
I couldn't agree more with you and others being angry about the lazy idol idiots who don't want to work and with those who claim to be disabled when they are not.
They are not contributing anything at all to our communities or our economy and they are just as responsible for making life intolerable for genuine claimants as both governments, who are now and have in the past, persecuted the majority, to punish the minority;
Do what you want with the 5% of cheats but we Must stop this savage attack on the majority of genuine sick, disabled and vulnerable claimants.
Why is 3250 staff employed at DWP to investigate benefit fraud of £1.3 Billion but only 300 staff employed by HMRC to investigate tax fraud of £14Billion?
I can't find any figures for investigating all the other fraud.
I will congratulate Charlie but I will be holding him accountable and I will be challenging him on every aspect of these unjust cuts that I and many others believe are totally in humane.