DWP forces over 680,000 people to pay back benefits after mistakes it had made
Under the current rules, the benefits department recovers benefits overpayments by deducting an amount from a claimant's ...
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DWP told to stop forcibly taking cash from benefit claimants to pay for its own mistakes
A total of 686,756 people were accused of universal credit overpayment debts due to DWP mistakes in 2023/2024.
The DWP forced over 680,000 people to pay for its own mistakes. Now campaigners want the law changed
The legal charity has helped several claimants win back thousands from the DWP in unfair overpayment cases. Alongside 30 other leading charities, it has now written to work and pensions secretary Liz ...
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Empowering women in tech: Lessons from a DWP Digital leader
The wide range of work we do at DWP Digital requires a diverse mix of cultures, perspectives, experience, skills and ideas. DWP aims to be a wholly inclusive organization, representative of ...
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DWP fraud checks to be used 'extensively' by other group even in 'low value cases'
Anti-fraud officials have said they hope to "extensively" use new powers coming in which will enable to investigators to request bank statements and even directly ... by the DWP, with much of ...