Information regarding the number of people prosecuted for falsely declaring income is not available for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit claims. The information regarding DWP administered benefits is unavailable by benefit type and is not available prior to 2005.
The available information is in the table.
Number of claimants 2005-2006 6,600 2006-2007 6,777 Notes: 1. “Prosecuted” means those accepted by the Department for prosecution. 2. DWP administered benefits include Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance, Pension Credit, Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance and Carer's Allowance. Source: Fraud Information by Sector