where did this 5.2 billion figure come from? that would mean £1 in every 40 ish claimed was fraudulent I did not think the figure was that high
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http://www.cas.org.uk/features/myth-...-benefit-fraud figures here state its 1.6 billion including tax benefit fraud
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http://blogs.channel4.com/factcheck/...spective/15796 figures here says 2 billion and a nice little graph to put things into perspective
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http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/the-cost-of-benefit-fraud dunno about this site but this puts it even lower
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http://www.theguardian.com/commentis...-tax-avoidance 0.7 % of total benefits overpayment due to fraud 1.2 billion not including tax credit fraud
the only place I can find figures so high is a propaganda site