Report of the C&AG on the Department for Work and Pensions Resource Accounts 2008-09
“I have had to qualify my opinion on the Department for Work and Pensions accounts because of the levels of fraud and error: an estimated £2.7 billion of overpayments and £1.2 billion of underpayments. While it is promising that the total proportion of fraud and error continues to fall and the Department has put in place measures to try to reduce this still further, the Department should be aware of the risks of further fraud and error due to the pressure on the benefits system because of the current economic downturn.”
20 Jul 2009