Benefit fraud: Government to spend £500m to tackle overpaymenton December 13, 2021 at 12:08 am

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A record £8bn was lost last year, mainly because of universal credit overpayments, official figures show.

This new investment, spread over three years, will allow officials to carry out more checks on new claims, including checking that people live at the address they say they do, and that they have provided the right bank details.

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