HC Deb 18 October 1993 vol 230 cc163-4W
7. Mr. Heald

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what progress his Department has taken to reduce the level of fraudulent claims for social security benefits.

Mr. Lilley

Record fraud savings of £558 million were made last year when the Benefits Agency caught over 270,000 people cheating the system. Through a range of measures already introduced or planned for the future we are cracking down on opportunities for fraud.

19. Mr. Clifton-Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what extra investment in anti-fraud work his Department is making over preceding years.

21. Mr. Milligan

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what extra investment in anti-fraud work his Department is making.

Mr. Burt

To help step up the fight against fraud we have allocated an extra £10 million to the Benefits Agency this year, to be continued in succeeding years. We have also introduced new incentives to encourage local authorities to crack down on housing benefit and council tax benefit fraud.