Statistics on Reporting Suspected Fraud and Abuse
Reports on suspected fraud cases received from the public
| Financial Year | No. of reportsˆ of suspected fraud received | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report Fraud Hotline | Letter | Reporting Form | Online Form | ||
| 2019 - 2020 | 1 026 | 694 | 278 | N/A | 1 998 |
| 2020 - 2021 | 1 005 | 883 | 241 | N/A | 2 129 |
| 2021 - 2022 | 1 013 | 1 028 | 219 | 155 | 2 415 |
| 2022 - 2023 | 972 | 1 190 | 190 | 304 | 2 656 |
| 2023 - 2024 | 926 | 852 | 212 | 1 106 | 3 096 |
| 2024 - 2025 (as at 31 Aug 2024) | 410 | 492 | 94 | 177 | 1 173 |
ˆ Including CSSA and SSA.
Status of Social Security fraud cases referred to Police
| Financial Year | Police's follow-up status | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imprisonment | Bound Over | Community Service Order | Fine | Issue of Warning by Police | Found Not Guilty | ||
| 2019 - 2020 | 49 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 71 |
| 2020 - 2021 | 34 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 57 |
| 2021 - 2022 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 |
| 2022 - 2023 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 29 |
| 2023 - 2024 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 2024 - 2025 (as at 31 Aug 2024) | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 |