Benefit fraud: spies in the welfare war | Society | The Guardian

Benefit fraud: spies in the welfare war | Society | The Guardian: "Katie Lane, benefits policy officer for Citizens Advice, says: 'Of course fraud should not be tolerated, but it needs to be kept in perspective. The amount of money lost to the public purse through benefit fraud is a tiny fraction of the amount that goes unclaimed by people in real need who should be getting help. '

Helen Longfield of Oxfam adds: 'We know that most people want to work, that there aren't enough decent, secure jobs and that the government rarely puts an equivalent amount of effort into cracking down on tax evaders, which costs the country far more.'"