Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
(asked on 19th January 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2022 to Question 97000 on Social Security Benefits: Disqualification, what steps are taken by the Risk Review Team prior to suspending a claimant’s benefits to ensure that suspension is a last resort.
Answered by
David Rutley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 25th January 2022
The Risk Review Team only reviews, and therefore suspends, cases where there is a high risk of fraud based on specific intelligence.