|
Re: The state benefits system mega-thread.
Multi-million pound Universal Credit scam targets claimants.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48887753
Quote:
|
Tens of millions of pounds of public money is believed to have been stolen, with claimants left owing hundreds, after fraudsters targeted Britain's main welfare benefit, universal credit.
|
Quote:
|
The criminals exploit a loophole in the online system to fraudulently apply for universal credit and claim advance loans on behalf of people who often have no idea they are being signed up for the benefit.
|
Quote:
|
This suggests that fraud rates on universal credit are about four times higher than on most other benefits.
|
Quote:
The message board also shows the exasperation of staff that the senior leadership of the DWP are unable to stop the scam.
"To say there is a risk around UC advances is possibly the understatement of the year," wrote one staff member, who added: "Money is pouring out of the public purse like lottery jackpots every day.
"All of us 'on the shop floor' are screaming about it but nobody is listening who has any influence."
|
__________________
“The only lesson you can learn from history is that it repeats itself”
|