DWP identifies key causes of Universal Credit fraud losses | Personal Finance | Finance
The Department for Work and Pensions is clamping down on benefit fraud. (Image: Getty)
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has identified key contributors to the rampant Universal Credit fraud as it gears up for a renewed offensive against those gaming the system.
Startling figures released by the DWP reveal that Universal Credit fraud totalled a staggering £5.66 billion last fiscal year, marking an increase from £4.93 billion in the financial year 2022-2023.
The Public Accounts…
