Universal Credit: Fraud

(asked on 23rd October 2019) - 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 18 October 2019 to Question 1899 on Universal Credit: Fraud, what mitigating actions were published in the risk register in connection with universal credit advance fraud; whether those actions were carried out; and what their outcome was.


Answered by
Will Quince Portrait
Will Quince
This question was answered on 28th October 2019

It is not the Department’s policy to publish its assessments of ongoing risks. This ensures there is sufficient space for internal and robust discussions between officials and Ministers, and to ensure that our security and operations are not compromised.

The Universal Credit programme from its inception has been, and continues to be, subject to a robust regime of internal and external scrutiny, including oversight from the Work and Pensions Select Committee, the Public Accounts Committee, the National Audit Office and the Infrastructure and Projects Authority.

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