§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the projected annual cost to operate the freephone hotline number of social security fraud. [186]
§ Mr. HealdThe cost of running the national benefit fraud hotline is expected to be in the region of £1.5 million per annum.
The savings from early calls to the service is almost £1 million. It is estimated that total savings so far will be in the region of £5 million.