This statistic shows the amount lost through benefit fraud in Great Britain from 2019 to 2020 in British pounds by the type of fraud. Benefit fraud involving universal credit accounted for more than half of all fraud seen in Great Britain during this time, at a value of approximately *** billion British pounds.
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Department for Work and Pensions UK. (May 31, 2020). Benefit fraud in Great Britain from 2019 to 2020, by type (in million GBP) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/754390/types-of-benefit-fraud-in-great-britain/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Benefit fraud in Great Britain from 2019 to 2020, by type (in million GBP)." Chart. May 31, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/754390/types-of-benefit-fraud-in-great-britain/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. (2020). Benefit fraud in Great Britain from 2019 to 2020, by type (in million GBP). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/754390/types-of-benefit-fraud-in-great-britain/
Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Benefit Fraud in Great Britain from 2019 to 2020, by Type (in Million Gbp)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 May 2020, /statistics/754390/types-of-benefit-fraud-in-great-britain/
Department for Work and Pensions UK, Benefit fraud in Great Britain from 2019 to 2020, by type (in million GBP) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/754390/types-of-benefit-fraud-in-great-britain/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Benefit fraud in Great Britain from 2019 to 2020, by type (in million GBP) [Graph], Department for Work and Pensions UK, May 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/754390/types-of-benefit-fraud-in-great-britain/
