HMRC missed its target for reducing fraud and error in personal tax credit overpayments last year, the public spending watchdog has said.
Erroneous and fraudulent overpayments increased to 5.7% of tax credits spending (£1.46bn) which exceeded the department’s target of 5% in 2017-18, according to a report by the National Audit Office.
The most recent estimates of fraud and error apply to 2017-18 but HMRC also expects to see higher levels of fraud and error in 2018-19, according to the NAO.
This because 270 full-time equivalent staff were moved from fraud and error workstreams onto EU exit ones, reducing its capacity.
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Monday, July 22, 2019
HMRC misses fraud & error targets
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