This statistic shows the amount lost through benefit fraud in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2019/2020 in British pounds. As of 2019/2020 the amount lost to all forms of benefit fraud is estimated to be 2.8 Billion British pounds, the highest amount lost to benefit fraud seen during the time period displayed.
Amount lost through benefit fraud in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2019/2020
(in million GBP)
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Department for Work and Pensions UK. (May 31, 2020). Amount lost through benefit fraud in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2019/2020 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/754347/benefit-fraud-loss-great-britain/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Amount lost through benefit fraud in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2019/2020 (in million GBP)." Chart. May 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/754347/benefit-fraud-loss-great-britain/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. (2020). Amount lost through benefit fraud in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2019/2020 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/754347/benefit-fraud-loss-great-britain/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Amount Lost through Benefit Fraud in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2019/2020 (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/754347/benefit-fraud-loss-great-britain/
Department for Work and Pensions UK, Amount lost through benefit fraud in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2019/2020 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/754347/benefit-fraud-loss-great-britain/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Amount lost through benefit fraud in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2019/2020 (in million GBP) [Graph], Department for Work and Pensions UK, May 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/754347/benefit-fraud-loss-great-britain/