Iain Duncan Smith's DWP has launched a new advertising
campaign encouraging people to phone a hotline if they suspect somebody they
know is fraudulently claiming benefits. The government estimates that £1.1
billion is lost a year due to benefit fraud. However, there are three other
issues that, from the government's own figures, are bigger problems;
·
The tax gap, charting the estimated amount of
taxes unpaid thanks to evasion, avoidance, error and criminality, soared to £34
billion
·
£1.4 billion in benefit overpayments, an
increase of nearly 6%
·
Unclaimed tax credits, with childless families
missing out on £2.3 billion worth.
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