Policy paper
Penalties for social security fraud and error
DWP's policy on benefit fraud and the penalties we will impose.
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This document sets out the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP’s) policy for:
- the action we will take when we suspect benefit fraud
- penalties we will impose when an overpayment occurs because of a claimant’s error
Updates to this page
Published 14 August 2017