Fraud and error stocktake inquiry

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 10 Aug 2015 Closed: 12 May 2016 Parliament page
Benefits and tax credits support about 20 million households across the UK. The level of fraud and error has been a persistent concern for the Committee. In 2013-14, the Department for Work and Pensions and HM Revenue and Customs overpaid benefits and tax credit claimants by £4.6 billion because of … Read more
1 Report
1 Oral session
2 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 5 events
18 Jul
2016
Correspondence
13 Jun
2016
Correspondence
28 Oct
2015
Report published
14 Sep
2015
Oral evidence
14 Sep
2015
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
14 Sep 2015
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Title HC No. Published Items Response
4th Report - Fraud and Error Stocktake HC 394 28 Oct 2015 0
Correspondence 2 letters
18 Jul 2016 Correspondence from the Permanent Secretary to the Department for Work and Pensions relating to the Committee’s Report, Fraud and Error Stocktake
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13 Jun 2016 Correspondence from DWP and HMRC relating to the Committee's Report of Session 2015-16: Fraud and Error Stocktake
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