Crackdown on fraudsters exposes nearly £2billion of false benefits claims and overpayments 

The NFI, set up in 1996, matches electronic data within and between public and private sector bodies. It has identified £1.9 billion of incorrect payments, including £245 million in the past two years alone. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8537661/Crackdown-fraudsters-exposes-nearly-2billion-false-benefits-claims-overpayments.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490