People on Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits who are "innocent" risk being caught up in the bank account check ...

A new public consultation on Codes of Practice for new measures including Eligibility Verification is open until the end of ...

As a result, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are now set to save the taxpayer £1.5 billion by 2029/2030 by being ...

The act is designed to recover the billions lost to fraud and error, costing £9.5bn in overpayments during 2024-2025, ...

Fresh DWP anti-fraud legislation has become law this week, introducing measures that enable officials to withdraw money ...

On the question of contacting a suspect's loved ones, the department clarified that information requests can be issued "to a family member of a suspect" if there is information indicating that this ...

Rachel Reeves has announced a fresh crackdown on those fraudulently claiming universal credit in her autumn budget. The chancellor aims to bring in an extra £1.2bn in savings by identifying incorrect ...

The new measures include powers to directly take funds from a person's bank account if they owe the DWP cash and are refusing ...

Rachel Reeves has announced a major crackdown on benefits fraud in a bid to raise £1.2 billion by March 2031 as part of her autumn budget statement.

UK households have warned over £50 fines that they could face from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The DWP says ...

The DWP pays benefits to nearly 24 million people across Great Britain, including 3.7m on PIP. The latest DWP report shows £330m was lost to fraud and error in the PIP system last year, up from £90m ...

In cases where the DWP intends to directly take funds from a person's bank account, they will provide prior notice to the ...