Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Figure 7 on page 297 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, if he will provide further details on what is being provided through funding for extra resource for Counter Fraud and Compliance over the Spending Review period.

We continue to use additional investment to build on our existing fraud and error work, as set out in the department’s Annual Report and Accounts, DWP annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

This includes enhancing our counter-fraud resources and investing in the use of data and analytics to identify potential fraud and error.