Publication - FOI/EIR release

Reports of suspected fraud received by Social Security Scotland: FOI release

Published: 24 September 2024
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202400425294
Date received: 6 August 2024
Date responded: 19 August 2024

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Information requested

The number of reports of suspected fraud that Social Security Scotland has received since 1 January 2024 to the present date (broken down by month).

Response

Please find the requested information in the below table:

Month	Allegations of fraud received
January 2024	551
February 2024	720
March 2024	471
April 2024	510
May 2024	552
June 2024	517
July 2024	398

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Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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