Right-Wing Watch
Benefit Fraud: The Right-Wing Lie that Refuses to Die
For many right-wing politicians and their media allies, ‘welfare cheats’ is a line that bears endless repetition.
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It’s time to bust some myths about benefit fraud and tax avoidance
Get angry about people playing the system by all means, but start at the top and work your way down if you expect to be taken seriously.
If Gary Barlow had committed benefit fraud Cameron wouldn’t be so sympathetic
We should be a lot angrier about the antics of people like Gary Barlow than about purported benefit fraud.
Three things you should know about benefit fraud ‘lie detector’ tests
Why are local authorities permitted to squander taxpayers' money on something that appears to be about as effective as homeopathy?
Benefit fraud accounts for just 0.7 per cent of welfare budget, official figures show
The latest report estimates fraud and error levels in the benefit system in Great Britain, published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) today, found that benefit fraud accounts for just 0.7 per cent of the welfare budget.
How the public massively overestimates benefit fraud
The huge discrepancy between the reality and public perceptions of benefit fraud legitimates government reforms and backs Labour into a political corner.