联合王国雇用了5 000名调查员来打击福利欺诈和错误,目的是节省96亿英镑。 UK hires 5,000 investigators to fight welfare fraud and errors, aiming to save £9.6 billion.

联合王国政府正在扩大其反欺诈努力,为《多哈工作方案》增聘5 000名调查员,并得到《公共当局(欺诈、错误和追回)法案》新授权的支持,目的是在五年内节省96亿英镑。 The UK government is expanding its anti-fraud efforts by hiring 5,000 additional investigators for the DWP, backed by new powers from the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill, aiming to save £9.6 billion over five years. 转移的目标是福利欺诈、错误和债务,2024/25年多付款项共计95亿英镑,比前一年略有下降。 The move targets welfare fraud, error, and debt, with overpayments in 2024/25 totaling £9.5 billion—down slightly from the prior year. 一项单独倡议的重点是儿童福利,部署200多名调查员,制止向移居国外的人非法支付款项,利用旅行数据查明案件,并力求在五年内节省3.5亿英镑。 A separate initiative focuses on Child Benefit, deploying over 200 investigators to stop wrongful payments from people who have moved abroad, using travel data to identify cases and aiming to save £350 million over five years. 每个案件将由人审查,家属将直接联系。 Each case will be reviewed by a human, and families will be contacted directly. 多哈工作方案强调准确报告个人情况是关键,指出许多错误来自未报告的变化,而不是欺诈。 The DWP emphasized accurate reporting of personal circumstances is key, noting that many errors stem from unreported changes, not fraud. 打击行动是政府更广泛的改革计划的一部分,目的是保护纳税人的资金,确保符合资格的受助人受益。 The crackdown is part of the government’s broader Plan for Change to protect taxpayer funds and ensure benefits go to eligible recipients.