Fraud and error: DWP has wisely put more focus on prevention – now it must put its vision into practice
05 Nov Fraud, Error Debt & Grants

Fraud and error: DWP has wisely put more focus on prevention – now it must put its vision into practice

Extra funding for fraud and error activity, and lessons learned from its interventions to date, present DWP with opportunities to increase the scale and impact of its approach
by Laura Brackwell
Covid corruption commissioner calls for fraud prevention reform
10 Dec Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Covid corruption commissioner calls for fraud prevention reform
Budget 2025: New public sector fraud unit announced
27 Nov Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Budget 2025: New public sector fraud unit announced
Budget: DWP tasked with finding more historic benefits errors
27 Nov Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Budget: DWP tasked with finding more historic benefits errors
DWP flags 15,000 carer's allowance overpayments in six months
19 Nov 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP flags 15,000 carer's allowance overpayments in six months
Internal DWP stats show 50 carer's allowance debts of more than £10,000 have been logged in the first half of the year
How much fraud and error does government face today?
18 Nov 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
How much fraud and error does government face today?
NAO analysis of the impact of fraud and error on public funds shows the total has grown dramatically in the last two years
A guide to the counter-fraud profession and function
04 Nov 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
A guide to the counter-fraud profession and function
In this series, CSW provides a guide to professions and functions across the civil service. Each briefing looks at a different group, offering a glimpse at what they do and how they work with other parts of government
DWP and HMRC get Budget boost for more counter-fraud and tax-debt staff
31 Oct 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP and HMRC get Budget boost for more counter-fraud and tax-debt staff
£110m will fund fraud-and-error hiring drives in both departments, while HMRC also gets £262m for debt-management staff
‘It's such a fast-evolving area’: Government counter-fraud boss on a decade of leading the charge against economic crime
18 Oct 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
‘It's such a fast-evolving area’: Government counter-fraud boss on a decade of leading the charge against economic crime
Public Sector Fraud Authority chief executive Mark Cheeseman speaks to Tevye Markson about improving cross-government capability, tackling insider fraud and modernising counter-fraud work
DWP review to examine carer's allowance overpayments
16 Oct 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP review to examine carer's allowance overpayments
Liz Kendall says department is "determined to put this right" after thousands of carers were told to repay huge sums
How can the Budget help counter fraud and error against government?
08 Oct 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
How can the Budget help counter fraud and error against government?
The NAO's Joshua Reddaway shares what to look out for in Rachel Reeves's first Budget
Treasury offers £84k for Covid corruption tsar
12 Sep 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Treasury offers £84k for Covid corruption tsar
Treasury-based commissioner will work closely with officials and ministers across government, including in DHSC and Public Sector Fraud Authority
HMRC 'serious data-related incidents' up by 60% in a year
15 Aug 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
HMRC 'serious data-related incidents' up by 60% in a year
29 breaches, affecting more than 35,000 individuals, were escalated to the ICO in 2023-24
Banks share data with NCA to tackle organised crime
05 Aug 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Banks share data with NCA to tackle organised crime
Data from the scheme - believed to be the largest of its kind in the world - has helped identify eight new criminal networks for further investigation
DWP: Return to pre-Covid fraud levels is 'unlikely'
23 Jul 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP: Return to pre-Covid fraud levels is 'unlikely'
Annual report suggests Universal Credit overpayments will remain high for the next four years
Recruitment begins for Covid corruption tsar
23 Jul 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Recruitment begins for Covid corruption tsar
Commissioner will work with HMRC, NCA and SFO to recover billions lost to Covid fraud