DWP’s new bank account checking powers ‘must have risk of over-reach mitigated’ - The Department should report annually how ...

GOVERNMENT snoopers have been handed “extensive” new powers to dive into your bank account to sniff out benefit fraud. In a ...

Leading MPs are demanding closer oversight of how the DWP uses the new powers ...

The DWP has been given new legal powers to request information from banks and recover some overpayments; These powers are ...

The newly approved laws also allow investigators to directly take an amount from a person's bank account, in cases where they owe the DWP cash and are refusing to settle the debt. These powers will be ...

New DWP 'snooping' powers allowing access to bank account data face scrutiny, with MPs warning public trust and claimant privacy could be at risk.

This comes after new legislation was recently brought in with a raft of new powers for the DWP to clamp down on fraud and error. The new measures include bank account checks to verify the eligibility ...

Universal Credit claimants and those applying for the benefit must be aware of the £16,000 savings limit as DWP introduces ...

The DWP has vowed to continue cracking down on benefit fraud after a Maryport woman who illegally claimed £85,000 avoided an immediate jail term.

Benefits department has put in a place an agreement with a tech supplier to deliver software tools, as part of a wider suite ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed a new initiative to combat Universal Credit fraud will launch at the ...

Your payments could be stopped if you don't take action ...