§ Mr. Cohenasked the Paymaster General how many fraud investigators his Department employs; and what is his estimate of the amount of public money they saved in 1985.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkOn 31 December 1985 there were 548 full-time fraud investigators employed in the Department of Employment. It is estimated that they saved £31.8 million in social security benefits in 1985. This estimate is based on an assumption as to the minimum length of time that claimants would have continued claiming benefit fraudulently.