Protecting the public purse

NFI case studies

The NFI has now helped to identify £939 million worth of fraud, overpayment or error across UK public bodies since it began in 1996.

Since our last report in May 2010 the NFI in England has identified almost £229 million of fraud, overpayments and errors. This is made up of £139 million for 2010/11 plus £90 million of outcomes not previously reported from earlier exercises.

The NFI also identified £47 million of fraud, overpayments and error in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, bringing total outcomes since the last report to £275 million.

These case studies illustrate an idea of the type of fraud NFI can identify.