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Originally Posted by nomadking
The fraud cases are not quick one-off instances. They have often gone on for several years. Therefore they have not been in the fraud figures for all of those years. There is undiscovered fraud not in the figures. There is also "difficult to disprove" fraud where people are getting away with it. In the past, it would have been back pain that was the most lied about or exaggerated condition. Nowadays depression is the easy option. Impossible to disprove. All you have to do is get your GP to prescribe anti-depressants and that is the required "proof". Even though technically, taking the anti-depressants should mean you are no longer depressed and not eligible for benefits.
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And the frauds have to be weeded out; this can only be of benefit to genuine claimants and the taxpayer. If there are "haters", they are people who hate fakes and fakers who hate the fact that they are being found out.