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The Department for Work and Pensions is setting aside "extra funding" for a crackdown on fraud and error activity. The DWP has "learned lessons" from its interventions thus far, according to the National Audit Office, or NAO.

Speaking to Civil Service World, the NAO's Laura Brackwell said: "Lowering the level of fraud and error is critical to DWP meeting its requirement to pay claimants their benefits accurately.

"Reducing overpayments will also free up public money that could be spent elsewhere. As the independent public spending watchdog, our recent report examines DWP’s progress in tackling this important issue, as well as considering both the opportunities and the challenges that lie ahead."

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