I guess it’s just not easy to make it harder for fraudulent claims without throwing up more and more obstacles for genuine claimants. It’s especially problematic when dealing with health benefits, as genuine claimants tend to have less energy and drive for filling out applications and attending assessments than fraudsters who are in good health. Fraudulent claims is a real problem and something does have to be done - there have been cases where gangs have been siphoning off tons of money by creating claims on an industrial scale.
The amount of benefits lost to fraud has forever been dwarves by the amount of tax dodged.
Not to mention all the changes had 0 effect on fraud. Those gangs quoted were post the Tory changes. And represent a tiny % of the budget. Way below the cost of implementing the 3rd party check system.
But the did have a huge effect on both the motivations and mental health of disabled.
While increasing the amount of negativity/discrimination experienced in public.
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