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mmcnorth.bsky.social
#benefitfraud
#socialcare
When probably nearer £10 billion is lost in benefit fraud how can the tax payer reasonably be expected to lose more money to fund social care ?
September 29, 2026 at 10:07 AM
scottishinsider.org
🪬🧿 The fact flagshagging far right in the UK will not talk about #asylumseekers #benefitfraud #taxavoidance #inequality #politics #rhetoric #priorities #refugees
A brick wall has been written on with white chalk. The first line reads, "Asylum Seeker benefits cost UK £60m/year, equivalent to £2/year per taxpayer." The second line reads, "Benefit Fraud/Error costs £3 BILLION/year, £100/year per taxpayer." The third line reads, "Tax Avoidance costs £90 BILLION/year, £3000/year per taxpayer." The final line reads, "Why are the Right-Wing only screaming about the first one?" Above the brick wall is the lower portion of a brick building with a few windows.
September 1, 2025 at 9:55 AM
operanews.bsky.social
New DWP Powers Targeting Benefit Claimants Sparks Controversy #BenefitFraud #DWPpowers

http://opr.news/b86792260929en_gb?share_from=opera_social&country=gb&language=en

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DWP withdrawing money from state pensioner bank accounts from Thursday
Powers will target households claiming certain benefits The DWP has been handed new powers. The DWP
opr.news
September 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM
scribblerpen.bsky.social
Re: Rachel Reeves, Liz Kendall, @uklabour.bsky.social allegations about #disabled people and sickness #BenefitFraud
#PIP fraud rate is 0.0% in 2024, overpayment, claimant error minimal. Source: #DWP
obr.uk/forecasts-in...
Reality check for @thetimes.com @thesun.co.uk et al.
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
Chart from the DWP showing the date of overpayments and fraud in Personal Independence Payment (PIP). The chart shows fraud falling to 0.0% in 2024. Claimant error is at 0.3%, overpayment error at 0.1%. Text reads 'The Personal Independence Payment overpayment rate was at the lowest recorded level of 0.4% (£90m) in FYE 2024, compared with 1.1% (£200m) in FYE 2023, which was a statistically significant decrease.'
January 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
mat70x.bsky.social
as it's always such a hot topic in the UK lets just call it #BenefitFraud 🤔 or should that be #BenefitFrEUd 😉
January 6, 2026 at 8:50 AM
midwalesmike.bsky.social
Liz Kendall claims £8bn lost to benefit fraud – but the DWP’s own stats say otherwise. Fraud is falling. The real cheats aren’t the poor. #DWP #PIP #DisabilityRights #LabourLies #BenefitFraud
Read the facts: voxpoliticalonline.com?p=98176
Benefit fraud is falling – new DWP figures reveal the truth
New DWP figures show benefit fraud is falling — but the government is still pushing a false £8 bn claim. Here's the truth they won’t admit.
voxpoliticalonline.com
May 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
ellyblom.bsky.social
Not a case of either /or. Whilst real benefitfraud should be tackled, people in genuine need should be able to get benefits without being dehumanised
Labour are just way too timid tackling white collar fraud,taxavoidance & evasion. IHT alone doesn't even touch the sides. They need to be much bolder.
February 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
justiceseer.bsky.social
Really?🤐 Well I want greedy, money-grubbi g, #ToryFreeloader, #HelenWhateleyMP - to do "community service" for HER #PoliticalBenefits (£39,000 a year for her #HousingBenefit alone!)🤑🤮

Or just jail her for #BenefitFraud!

www.mylondon.news/news/uk-worl...
MP 'claiming £39k-a-year' London rent while her is 50 miles from Westminster
The Conservative MP is claiming £3,250 rent expenses a month
www.mylondon.news
August 27, 2026 at 3:38 PM
epickirbz.bsky.social
The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error & Recovery) Bill introduces driving bans for benefit debts & bank surveillance for fraud detection. Critics warn of mass surveillance & privacy risks.

#DWP #BenefitFraud #Surveillance #WelfareRights #PrivacyRights
February 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
lazarou.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Will they do this for the Rich too?
Of course not.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/sep/24/labours-benefit-crackdown-would-allow-officials-to-access-bank-accounts

#ukpol #ukpolitics #labour #benefitfraud
September 24, 2024 at 10:56 PM
babs05.bsky.social
'genuine cases will be protected'
'easy to fraud the system'

#WelfareCuts #Starmer #Labour #PIP #UC #disability #BenefitFraud #assessments

This is the current system, as set up by Tories.
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Article www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
liane gomersall @ligomersall Michelle is severely disabled and uses a wheelchair. The DWP stripped her of disability benefits because she walked 4 steps. They decided that moving from her wheelchair to a sofa during the assessment meant she could walk 200 metres unaided https://independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/disabled-woman-wheelchair-assessment-pip-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-dwp-a9311266.html 10:36 AM · Feb 1, 2020
March 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
cheerfulmadness.bsky.social
Clearly, the AI has been trained by content and human beings who have biases and prejudices www.theguardian.com/society/2024... #AI #benefitfraud
Revealed: bias found in AI system used to detect UK benefits fraud
Exclusive: Age, disability, marital status and nationality influence decisions to investigate claims, prompting fears of ‘hurt first, fix later’ approach
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2024 at 3:27 PM
lazarou.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
#unitedresponse #benefitfraud #poverty #ukpol #ukpolitics #labour #resolutionfoundation
United Response, a learning disability charity, criticised Reeves for talking about the need for a crackdown on benefit fraud. Sapphire Beamish, its head of communications, said: It is a poor decision to continue the rhetoric around tightening work capability assessments alongside a ‘crackdown on fraud’. The negative framing on welfare continues to inflict stigma and increase the worry for people with a learning disability who are left feeling let down that the focus is on saving money over supporting disabled people. James Taylor, executive director of strategy at disability equality charity Scope, welcomed investment in localised employment support for disabled people, but added: 44 Bringing in changes based on savings, not on supporting disabled people, will be disastrous. Ramping up restrictions won’t help support more disabled people into work, it will only make their lives harder. Brewer also echoes the concerns voiced by welfare charities today (see previous post), saying: “And while the Chancellor has confronted Britain’s austerity challenge, she has kicked the can down the road on Britain’s equally pressing poverty challenge until next Spring at the earliest. A failure to reverse damaging welfare cuts could see over 200,000 more children affected by the two-child limit.”
October 30, 2024 at 4:45 PM
beyondthebait.bsky.social
What Share of Universal Credit Spending was Overpaid Due to Fraud?
[Without Googling... - Episode 018]

#UKPolitics #Politics #UniversalCredit #BenefitFraud #WelfareState
September 16, 2026 at 3:02 PM
missbluesky.bsky.social
#DWP
#Benefitfraud

Steve Cooling the man with the crutch clearly does not need it to help his mobility, wonder if he claims benefits ???
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williamcody.bsky.social William K. Cody @williamcody.bsky.social · 25d
I see the right wing in the UK is just as evil as it is in the US. I hope these men will be prosecuted!
youranoncentral.bsky.social Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 26d
The young women assaulted by Reform sycophants while Nigel Farage cheered the attackers on stage.
September 6, 2026 at 9:47 AM
lynnerosie.bsky.social
The #benefitfraud of #MPs.
However, the #CommitteeOnStandards consists of an equal mix of, guess what, seven elected #MPs and seven independent non-parliamentarian ("lay") members. It oversees the independent Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.
Sounds like the fox looking after the hen house.
bladeofthes.bsky.social BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · Aug 20
The average MP is claiming more than £40,000 a year in personal benefits, including for ridiculous things like new phones, electricity, heating and food.

Which everyone has to purchase.

Why don't we talk about this benefit fraud?
August 21, 2026 at 7:36 AM
serenissimaj.bsky.social
'£260 billion *a day* is lost to #TaxEvasion & #TaxAvoidance combined [...] over 260 times #BenefitFraud' (2013)

Why are left-wing politicians unwilling to drill these facts?
#Plutocracy #Plutonomy #UKLabour #ClassWar #WhyWeCantAffordTheRich #UKGeneralElection2024
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2013/0
Venn diagrams for our times: what would make people vote
See also, here
www.taxresearch.org.uk
June 9, 2024 at 6:17 PM
autisticmumto3.bsky.social
Why is the government obsessed with benefit fraud?
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/fin...

#TaxFraud
#BenefitFraud
Why is the government obsessed with benefit fraud?
The government continues to pursue benefit fraud while ignoring tax fraud. Yet the latter is far larger. Why?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
March 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
themestimes.bsky.social
A 56-year-old man from Borgo Virgilio, Italy, is under investigation for benefit fraud after allegedly disguising himself as his deceased mother for nearly three years to continue collecting her pension.

#ItalyNews #BenefitFraud #CrimeReport #PensionScam #EuropeUpdates
November 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
archange-shadows.com
🚨 'Housebound' UK benefit cheat busted ziplining in Mexico! BBC reports a claimant, deemed too disabled to work, flaunting adventure vids online. Hypocrisy exposed. 😡 #BenefitFraud
🚨 'Housebound' UK benefit cheat busted ziplining in Mexico! BBC reports a claimant, deemed too disa
March 27, 2026 at 9:30 AM
iancambrook.bsky.social
Thought for the day - some issues are more important than others👇
#asylum #benefitfraud #taxavoidance #politics
rejoincampaign.bsky.social FIGHTBACK WITH JOHN McPHIE @rejoincampaign.bsky.social · Aug 30
And guess which one gets the most attention!
August 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
alloutgreen.bsky.social
The ONLY actual story is the #BenefitFraud by #PrivateLandlords claiming #DisabledFacilitiesGrants while having NO #DisabledTenants & fully intending to keep it that way. #Landlords claim millions to boost their property value & then rent ONLY to people who don't claim benefits

THAT'S the story!
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a large white house with a lot of windows and doors
Alt: A selection of luxurious lovely expensive homes most people would never own or even set foot in except maybe as cleaners for the disgustingly wealthy landlord.
media.tenor.com
July 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
newsanalysis.com
UK woman convicted of benefit fraud. Sarah Morris, 50, claimed severe disability while competing in races. Convicted in 2024, ordered to repay £22,386.#BenefitFraudd#Newss
She receives benefits for “severe disability” but competes in races: an athlete convicted of fraud.
UK woman convicted of benefit fraud. Sarah Morris, 50, claimed severe disability while competing in ...
thinkstewartville.com
June 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
telfordguardian.bsky.social
With #LabourParty demonising "benefit fraud" as are the media - Fact Check 👀👇
#shaundaviesmp
#TelfordLabour #telforddeservesbetter #wedeservebetter #dwp #BenefitFraud
February 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
autisticmumto3.leftist.network.ap.brid.gy
Why is the government obsessed with benefit fraud?
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/finance/why-is-the-government-obsessed-with-benefit-fraud/

#taxfraud
#BenefitFraud
March 6, 2025 at 9:06 AM