Gareth Davies, the head of the National Audit Office, has reported on the 2023-24 accounts of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). He has qualified his audit opinion because of the material level of fraud and error in benefit expenditure – except for expenditure on State Pension, for which the level of fraud and error is significantly lower.
Jump to downloadsHis report sets out:
- the reasons and context for my qualified audit opinion in relation to fraud and error in benefit expenditure
- the estimated levels and causes of fraud and error in the benefit system and changes to DWP’s statistics
- DWP’s plans to tackle fraud and error and to report transparently on its progress
Audit certificate and report (pages 268 to 302)
Downloads
- Report - Department for Work and Pensions Accounts 2023-24 (.pdf — 361 KB)
- ePub - Department for Work and Pensions Accounts 2023-24 (.epub — 502 KB)
Publication details
- ISBN: 978-1-78604-573-7 [Buy a hard copy of this report]
- HC: 129 2024-25
