This statistic shows the amount lost through benefit fraud in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2019/2020 in British pounds. As of 2019/2020 the amount lost to all forms of benefit fraud is estimated to be *** Billion British pounds, the highest amount lost to benefit fraud seen during the time period displayed.
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Department for Work and Pensions UK. (May 31, 2020). Amount lost through benefit fraud in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2019/2020 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/754347/benefit-fraud-loss-great-britain/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Amount lost through benefit fraud in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2019/2020 (in million GBP)." Chart. May 31, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 22, 2026. /statistics/754347/benefit-fraud-loss-great-britain/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. (2020). Amount lost through benefit fraud in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2019/2020 (in million GBP). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2026. /statistics/754347/benefit-fraud-loss-great-britain/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Amount Lost through Benefit Fraud in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2019/2020 (in Million Gbp)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 May 2020, /statistics/754347/benefit-fraud-loss-great-britain/
Department for Work and Pensions UK, Amount lost through benefit fraud in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2019/2020 (in million GBP) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/754347/benefit-fraud-loss-great-britain/ (last visited July 22, 2026)
Amount lost through benefit fraud in Great Britain from 2005/2006 to 2019/2020 (in million GBP) [Graph], Department for Work and Pensions UK, May 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/754347/benefit-fraud-loss-great-britain/
