The government is cracking down on benefit fraud by providing the Department for Work and Pensions with new investigatory ...

As of February 2025, up to 24m individuals were claiming a combination of DWP benefits, including 13.2m of State Pension Age ...

The DWP has explained whether it would contact a neighbours of a benefit fraud suspect - and it's also clarified whether neighbours would be asked to conduct video surveillance on a suspect ...

Earlier this month the House of Lords had its first debate on the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill. The Bill aims to reduce government losses to ...

Government officials have outlined when verification and bank account checks will start to prevent benefit fraud across the UK. The Department for Work and Pensions ...

The new powers have been introduced as part of a raft of measures Labour say will form the "biggest fraud crackdown in a ...

Hannah Leek, of Magdalen Way in Gorleston, is alleged to have received Universal Credit she was not entitled to between February 2021 and June 2024. She had been due to appear at Leicester Magistrates ...

Has the Home Office, the Prime Minister or Parliament announced that starting September 1, 2025, UK banks will automatically flag to 'The Anti-Fraud Unit" any cash withdrawals in excess of 420 pounds, ...

The Eligibility Verification Measure will not give DWP direct access to bank accounts or enable investigators to see how ...

Millions of pounds are lost to benefit fraudsters every year, but the Department for Work and Pensions is being given new powers to tackle the issue ...

The DWP will issue Eligibility Verification Notices to banks, outlining specific "eligibility indicators" that they should check against accounts receiving a DWP benefit. Banks will be required to ...