https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/fraudact/Recent content in fraudact on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usFri, 15 May 2026 04:32:51 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/dwp-vows-to-combat-rising-benefit-overpayments-amid-fraud-concerns/Fri, 15 May 2026 04:32:51 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/dwp-vows-to-combat-rising-benefit-overpayments-amid-fraud-concerns/The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) faces intense scrutiny as benefit overpayments soar to nearly £10 billion, driven largely by fraud and error. Data for the financial year ending April reveals that total overpayments hit £9.9 billion, an increase from £9.4 billion the previous year and almost triple the £3.3 billion reported a decade ago. Alarmingly, approximately £6.8 billion of these overpayments were deemed fraudulent. In response, the DWP aims to reduce the overpayment rate to 2.