Policy paper

Penalties for social security fraud and error

DWP's policy on benefit fraud and the penalties we will impose.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 14 August 2017

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

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Penalties policy: in respect of social security fraud and error

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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

Published 14 August 2017