tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22723067.post3096967340747385398..comments2008-03-06T21:05:29.213ZJohn Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989707573947742653noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22723067.post-39764752116807673692008-03-06T21:05:00.000Z2008-03-06T21:05:00.000ZYou're right. The NAO's press release said<BR/><BR/><I>Across the benefit schemes operated by DWP a total of £690 million was lost to fraud, £1,010 million to customer error, and £850 million to official error. The sum represents 2.1% of benefit expenditure.</I><BR/><BR/>http://www.nao.org.uk/pn/06-07/0607875.htm<BR/><BR/>Clearly the system is unfit for purpose in all sorts of ways.The Purple Scorpionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989707573947742653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22723067.post-35476255754124545642008-03-06T16:54:00.000Z2008-03-06T16:54:00.000ZI am training to be a Citizens Advice Bureau worker.<BR/><BR/>Trying to understand the benefits syatem is an absolute nightmare - the range & complexity of the benefits available & the qualifying critieria are absolutely mind - boggling.<BR/><BR/>I am not surprised there is a large level of fraud given the complexity of the system; I would expect there is at least a similar amount of loss through error.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com