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- Indeed, welfare fraud is smaller than accidental overpayments due to error, which totalled £2.2bn (£1.4bn of which due to official error). It's also smaller than the amount of money underpaid to those entitled to it: £1.3bn.
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.
ButterflyEffect · 4092 days ago · link ·
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.