Burnham Targets Welfare Fraud Crackdown

Andy Burnham is pushing for a major overhaul of the UK’s welfare system, targeting fraud and error—costing taxpayers £10 billion annually—with strict new rules for Universal Credit, Pension Credit, and Employment and Support Allowance, where fraud rates are highest. Despite a dramatic drop in prosecutions and convictions since 2017, the government insists it’s enforcing the toughest crackdown in a generation, recovering over £3 billion last year and claiming the overall fraud rate is at its lowest since the pandemic. The debate rages on: is the system cracking down hard enough—or is it too lenient for those trying to exploit it? Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f3c8e3f43a5de9bd