In other words, if we wiped out benefit fraud tomorrow – but also eliminated the errors that deprive people of money to which they are entitled – the welfare bill would grow, not shrink.
Surprise. It's the same thing as insurance fraud, politicians would rather use those issues to distract people away from tax avoidance. They would much rather close loopholes that don't have a chance of effecting them or the big corporations as opposed to tackling the real problem.