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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has broken its silence over "technology" it is making use of - in a fraud crackdown. Under the Labour Party government, the DWP is intent on clawing back welfare and benefit fraud.

In a recent report, the National Audit Office said DWP should look beyond its ambition to reduce the overpayment rate to pre Covid pandemic levels and focus on achieving a level that represents a “cost-effective control environment”.

The NAO has voiced concerns over data quality, with head Gareth Davies saying in a new report that consolidating work to date and improving processes and controls to stop overpayments before they occur would be the best way to proceed.

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