An unusual but welcome comment from a Conservative minister on welfare fraud
Via the BBC comes this unusual but true and welcome comment from a Conservative minister:
Welfare reform minister Lord Freud said… “It is only a small minority who commit fraud.”
(It’s always worth remembering that the amount lost in benefit fraud is roughly equal to the amount lost in administrative errors.)
I’m sure you will find it was a moment of inattention on his part 🙁
The rest of the sentence says “but it still costs £1bn per year…
Still, he’ll probably get the sack for his frank admission.