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RichardCoulter · 04-08-2017, 15:01

The Government itself estimates that less than half a % of DLA claims are fraudulent, which, whilst any fraud is unacceptable, compares very favourably with other benefits.

Nevertheless, Governments (both Tory and Labour) have used special initiatives to reduce this further eg The Benefits Integrity Project.

Each time the results were that roughly 80% of awards were found to be correct and unchanged, 10% were reduced and 10% were found to be being underpaid.

In essence, they saved nothing (in fact it cost the taxpayer money in extra administrative costs) and put most people through the process needlessly.

I believe that this is why Cameron changed the goalposts* and brought in PIP.

* eg by reducing the length that a person is able to walk before being classed as unable or virtually unable to walk.

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RichardCoulter cf.mega poster Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 10,067	Re: Worrying news for ESA claimants converting from DLA to PIP. The Government itself estimates that less than half a % of DLA claims are fraudulent, which, whilst any fraud is unacceptable, compares very favourably with other benefits. Nevertheless, Governments (both Tory and Labour) have used special initiatives to reduce this further eg The Benefits Integrity Project. Each time the results were that roughly 80% of awards were found to be correct and unchanged, 10% were reduced and 10% were found to be being underpaid. In essence, they saved nothing (in fact it cost the taxpayer money in extra administrative costs) and put most people through the process needlessly. I believe that this is why Cameron changed the goalposts* and brought in PIP. * eg by reducing the length that a person is able to walk before being classed as unable or virtually unable to walk.