Yet more so-called welfare benefit “fraud and error” found to be just inaccurate data about claimants:

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/oct/29/hmrc-pauses-child-benefit-crackdown-after-23500-families-caught-up-in-data-error

This is an example of poor data verification practices which harm claimants. For more information on this threat to claimants, see The “3 of Trust” card in the Digital Benefits and Disbenefits Cornucopia card game at trust https://www.digitalbenefits.uk/deck/trust/3

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