Housing Benefit Fraud (Hansard, 18 March 2003)

HC Deb 18 March 2003 vol 401 cc718-9W 719W

§ Mr. Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will publish targets for the reduction of housing benefit fraud. [102915]

§ Malcolm Wicks
The Government have set a challenging target to reduce fraud and error in housing benefit for working age people. We are working with local authorities to achieve a 25 per cent. reduction by March 2006.