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Record £1.1 billion recovered in international benefit fraud after government crackdown, new figures show

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Post by Guest Sun Aug 19, 2018 8:30 am

A record £1.1 billion was recovered by the government last year in a clampdown on international benefit fraud by UK citizens, new figures show.

The fraudulent claims include people continuing to receive certain UK benefits while living abroad, deliberately failing to declare property overseas or being in receipt of a UK disability benefit while working abroad.

Working with teams of international fraud specialists in Essex, Madrid and Alicante, as well as contacts in over 70 countries across the world, the Department for Work and Pensions recovered the record total in overpaid benefits in relation to both UK and international fraud.

They also saw around 5,000 fraudsters convicted and a further 5,000 benefits cheats given administrative penalties.


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/19/record-11-billion-recovered-international-benefit-fraud-government/

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