The Daily Mail returns to the subject of expatriate benefit fraud, which we mentioned last year.The government says that overseas benefit fraud costs around £63million a year.
In a parliamentary answer, Work and Pensions Minister Jonathan Shaw listed 20 countries where 51 cases of British benefit fraud were being investigated.
The Government is employing DWP officers based abroad. Eh?
Incredibly, says The Mail, expats can claim Jobseekers' Allowance for up to three months, so long as they register that they are looking for work with an overseas job centre. Eh?
They can also legitimately claim disability and sickness benefits as well as winter fuel payments, even in hot climates.
Tory work and pensions spokesman Mark Harper called on the Government to tighten up its rules. 'Hard working members of the public will be astounded that it's so easy to play the system,' he said.
'Serious questions needs to be asked. How long has this been going on for and how much money has Labour lost? And most importantly how is Labour going to get a grip of the problem?'
They're not gripping overseas benefit fraud, just as they aren't gripping benefit fraud in general.
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