benefit fraud

THE overpayments in these benefit fraud cases heard at court in the last year add up to hundreds of thousands of pounds.

After building up more than [pounds sterling]50,000 in savings at one point she has now been convicted of benefit fraud.

Faye Dempsey CAMPAIGNERS claim sick and disabled people face a "witchhunt" after figures showed huge numbers of tip-offs about benefit fraud could be false.

Benefit fraud takes place when a person knowingly claims money to which they are not entitled - but as well as the PS2bn lost to fraud, PS1.6bn of taxpayers' money is lost annually to errors by claimants or officials.

The highest benefit fraud claiming housing If a person is found to have committed benefit fraud they may be told to pay back the money, be taken to court and fined, or receive reduced benefits.

I COMPLETELY agree with Dave Henderson (Western Mail Letters, November 6) that benefit fraud is theft, not a victimless fraud, but if he really wants something to get angry about he should check out the figures for tax evasion.

Woman charged with benefit fraud A HUDDERSFIELD woman is due in court charged with benefit fraud.

The measure is taken when the people charged with benefit fraud are considered to pose an unjustified burden on the welfare system.

You suggest our reforms are all about cutting benefit fraud which you say costs pounds 3billion a year.

"We don't want to catch people committing benefit fraud. We want to stop them committing it in the first place.

The total loss to welfare benefit fraud nationally is estimated to be over pounds 1 billion.