Lord Astor on benefit fraud following a a record cash recovery
- Title
- Lord Astor on benefit fraud following a a record cash recovery
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 18 May 1994
- Year of production
- 1994
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- Duration
- 00:03:08
- Description
- Social Security Minister Viscount Astor on the government’s announcement it recovered a record £654 million last year as part of a continuing campaign against benefit fraud. Astor gives details of some of the cases and says most involved individuals not telling the truth about their circumstances rather than organised crime. Male interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- William Astor
- Keywords
- Fraud; Social security
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LBC/IRN, "Lord Astor on benefit fraud following a a record cash recovery". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0002900054016 (Accessed 02 Oct 2026)