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thenry

22-01-2025 12:51

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Benefit fraudsters could be banned from driving and subject to bank account snooping if they fail to pay back the taxpayer, under a new government crackdown.

https://news.sky.com/story/bank-acco...sters-13294057

There should have been a real crackdown the last time Labour were in government.

ianch99

22-01-2025 13:00

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Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36189791)

There should have been a real crackdown the last time Labour were in government.

But not in the last 14 years?

thenry

22-01-2025 13:07

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Originally Posted by ianch99 (Post 36189794)

But not in the last 14 years?

Fraud was rife during Labour last government and it was political points scoring not to go after it.

The condoms were the bigger person in all affairs. There was no need to.

Hugh	22-01-2025 13:50

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Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36189795)

Fraud was rife during Labour last government and it was political points scoring not to go after it.

The condoms were the bigger person in all affairs. There was no need to.

Any links verifying that benefit fraud was higher under Labour than the Tories?

thenry

22-01-2025 13:58

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36189798)

Any links verifying that benefit fraud was higher under Labour than the Tories?

I wasn't comparing. I was just pointing out fraud was high when the last labour government was in power. I don't have links.

I found this funny...

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The Tony Blair Institute recently proposed AI-scanning powers to try to detect fraud in the welfare system.

https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/dwp...ts-tony-blair/

his human being couldn't :confused:

Damien

22-01-2025 14:23

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To be fair you could do it, it's just not really AI. I would be surprised if they're not already doing it.

It would be similar to how banks look for fraud. You look for suspicious patterns. It just depends on what they're scanning.

Paul	22-01-2025 18:07

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How does banning them from driving help prevent benefit fraud ?

They would likely ignore the ban anyway, but I still dont quite see the point.

thenry

22-01-2025 18:34

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Saudi Arabia in disguise :LOL:

Russ	22-01-2025 19:38

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Originally Posted by thenry (Post 36189800)

I wasn't comparing. I was just pointing out fraud was high when the last labour government was in power. I don't have links.

So you don’t have any proof of it, but you know it’s true?

Have I got that right? :confused:

thenry

22-01-2025 19:44

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So you don’t have any proof of it, but you know it’s true?

Have I got that right? :confused:

I can't find any links that far back. They did lose the plot with public finances. It was being exploited at every opportunity.

Russ	22-01-2025 19:52

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Again, any links for that? Or just your recollection?

thenry

22-01-2025 20:05

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If I remember correctly that is all.

Paul	22-01-2025 20:22

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In 2010, when labour were ousted, it was estimated to be £1 Billion, last year it was estimated to be £7.4 Billion.

papa smurf

22-01-2025 21:09

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7.4 billion that's a lot of fraud and half of it was under the Tory's

Mr K	22-01-2025 21:24

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Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36189838)

7.4 billion that's a lot of fraud and half of it was under the Tory's

All relative. The cost of covid fraud was more than that (£10.5 billion), most of it to Bozzas pals.
https://hansard.parliament.uk/Common...20commissioner

Or the £23 billion of benefits unclaimed. https://policyinpractice.co.uk/missi...med-each-year/
What proactive action are the Govt taking about that?

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