it is in the great scheme of thing very insignificant
http://www.consultancy.uk/news/955/d...t-2043-billion
we spend a inordinate amount of effort and money chasing a very small amount of fraud while spending little time and money on stopping major fraud ( tax )
we also allow harassment of those least able to cope with it
no system is perfect chasing this causes far more harm than it will ever stop
see
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2...-investigators
All that effort if they put half of that into chasing tax evasion we would not have to worry about deficits at all as they would disappear rather quickly
there are plenty of ways to report something if you are sure of your facts
https://secure.dwp.gov.uk/benefitfraud/