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
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
Serious Fraud Office reignites move to Canary Wharf
19 Nov Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Serious Fraud Office reignites move to Canary Wharf
Budget: Funding for anti-fraud AI and DWP service modernisation in public sector productivity drive
04 Mar 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Budget: Funding for anti-fraud AI and DWP service modernisation in public sector productivity drive
Chancellor announces drive to save £1.8bn by 2029 ahead of this week's Spring Budget
Perm sec rebuts claims BEIS sought go-slow on Post Office compensation
22 Feb 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Perm sec rebuts claims BEIS sought go-slow on Post Office compensation
Sarah Munby says 2023 meeting with POL chair Henry Staunton did not cover payouts to Horizon Scandal victims
Departments ‘must act now’ to prevent fraud in future emergencies
08 Feb 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Departments ‘must act now’ to prevent fraud in future emergencies
“By the time an emergency has started, it is usually too late to take all the steps needed," NAO report warns
Now is the time to learn lessons about maintaining standards in an emergency
08 Feb 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Now is the time to learn lessons about maintaining standards in an emergency
The NAO's review to learn lessons from spending during an emergency was extensive. Here are the key takeaways for government
Boosting public sector productivity could save tens of billions – NAO
16 Jan 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Boosting public sector productivity could save tens of billions – NAO
"It is relatively easy to cut spending" if government takes the right steps, Gareth Davies will tell MPs today
DWP warns of uphill struggle to reduce fraud
16 Jan 2024 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP warns of uphill struggle to reduce fraud
Perm sec Peter Schofield tells MPs he doubts department can get back to pre-pandemic levels by 2027-28
Government rejects call to share more fraud intel, saying it 'could increase fraud threat'
16 Nov 2023 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Government rejects call to share more fraud intel, saying it 'could increase fraud threat'
Treasury and Cabinet Office refuse MPs' request for annual fraud intelligence report
Auditor KPMG hit with ‘record’ £21m fine for Carillion failings
13 Oct 2023 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Auditor KPMG hit with ‘record’ £21m fine for Carillion failings
Scrutiny of collapsed outsourcer’s finances was “very bad, over an extended period”, boss admits
DWP plans new base for Universal Credit fraud taskforce
09 Oct 2023 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP plans new base for Universal Credit fraud taskforce
Department recruits for 600 fraud-and-error officers who will work at Swindon complex
DWP perm sec flags ‘difficulty’ of reducing benefit fraud to pre-pandemic levels
22 Sep 2023 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DWP perm sec flags ‘difficulty’ of reducing benefit fraud to pre-pandemic levels
Peter Schofield unpacks department’s 5%-a-year assumption for growth in dodgy claims
Counter-fraud specialists lack credibility with senior officials, MPs warn
08 Sep 2023 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
Counter-fraud specialists lack credibility with senior officials, MPs warn
Government ‘flying blind’ when it comes to fraud, PAC chair says
DBT told to detail cost of recovering Covid-loan fraud losses
06 Sep 2023 Fraud, Error Debt & Grants
DBT told to detail cost of recovering Covid-loan fraud losses
MPs say just 1.9% of £1.1bn wrongly lent to small business has been recovered