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  1. Universal Credit advances fraud

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    This report outlines the extent of Universal Credit advances fraud and the DWP’s actions to detect, recover and prevent it.

  2. The Motability scheme

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    This report considers: the Motability scheme’s customer offer and performance; Motability Operations’ financial model; and the scheme’s governance arrangements.

  3. Early education and childcare entitlements data visualisation

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    Last updated – 29 July 2020 Introduction to the topic Evidence has shown that high-quality early education and childcare can support children’s development and improve their outcomes. The Department for Education funds three entitlements to free early education and childcare in England: By funding the entitlements, the Department for Education aims to support children’s development […]

  4. Rolling out Universal Credit

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    In this report, we assess the value for money of the Department for Work and Pensions’ introduction of Universal Credit.

  5. Child Maintenance Client Funds Accounts 2016-17

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    The C&AG has qualified his audit opinions on the Client Funds Accounts prepared by the Department for Work and Pensions for the 1993 and 2003 Child Maintenance Schemes on the grounds of material levels of irregular receipts and payments and misstated arrears balances. However he has given a clean audit opinion on the 2012 Child Maintenance Scheme Account after improvements in the accuracy of assessing child maintenance claims.

    14 December 2017

  6. The apprenticeships programme

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    This report assesses whether the apprenticeships programme is providing value for money.

  7. Department for Work and Pensions Accounts 2016-17

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    The Comptroller and Auditor General, Amyas Morse, has qualified his audit opinion on the regularity of the 2016-17 accounts of the Department for Work and Pensions. This is owing to the high level of fraud and error in benefit expenditure excluding State Pension, resulting in over and underpayments to claimants.

    4 July 2017

  8. Introduction of the new state pension

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    The Department for Work and Pensions successfully managed the introduction of the new state pension, but it is not yet clear whether the simplified system will encourage people to save more for their retirement.

  9. Investigation into errors in Employment and Support Allowance

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    This investigation covers a single, major cause of underpayment error in ESA. This error relates to people whose existing benefit claim was converted to ESA and who were entitled to income-related ESA but were only awarded contribution-based ESA.

  10. The impact of state pension reforms on people with Guaranteed Minimum Pensions

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    The Department for Work and Pension has limited information about who will be affected by the impact of state pension reforms in April 2016 on people with Guaranteed Minimum Pensions. The impact will depend on a number of factors, and some people are likely to lose out. The Department is now seeking to improve how it communicates the impact of pension reforms.

    24 March 2016

  11. Department for Education Accounts 2024-25

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    The C&AG has issued a clean audit opinion, providing assurance to Parliament on the Department for Education’s 2024-25 financial statements.