To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in his Department investigate benefit fraud; and what recent estimate he has made of the cost of fraud to the public purse in the last 12 months.
The latest information of the number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff who are in paid employment and undertake investigations on benefit fraud is in the table below:  NovDWP Product2023CFC ESOC527.7CFC Fraud Investigations (Including Surveillance)627.0...
Social Security Benefits: Fraud