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<p>We have interpreted your question as a request for the number of people with new debts entered on the department’s debt manager system in 2022/23, with a categorisation of fraud. Under this, fraud is specifically defined as where the claimant admits to fraud after being cautioned, has been convicted in court, or has accepted an administrative penalty.</p><p> </p><p>On that basis, the department recorded 2,171 new overpayments identified as arising from fraud on its debt management system in 2022/23.</p><p> </p><p>Categorisation of overpayments can alter if one of these conditions subsequently changes.</p> |