The most common reason for fraud overpayment was failure to provide evidence and the composition of households
The amount is equal to 13% of the around £40bn paid out in Universal Credit benefits across the UK in 2022.
The Department of Work and Pension said the covid pandemic had an impact with an increased requirement for support for particular claimant groups, for example, self-employed claimants and many claims were made when verification was not required due to covid.The rate has increased, since the pandemic, to its highest level as figures show in 2019 it was 6% and the following year 8% then up to 12.8% in 2021.
The minimum income floor was suspended during covid to help claimants has been gradually reinstated since 2021. . The DWP said: “There was a higher number of claims incorrectly receiving a child element where the child or qualifying young person did not meet the criteria for entitlement.and thus they are now classed as non-dependents, or the child is no longer living in the household.”There was also claimant error overpayments totalling £400m and official error overpayments worth £270m.
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