Benefit cheats could be banned from driving if they refuse to hand cash back to taxpayers under a major government crackdown on the spiralling welfare bill. Fraudsters also face having cash recovered ...
Shropshire benefit fraudsters have claimed more than half-a-million pounds in just eight months by illegally taking cash they were not entitled to, it was revealed today. Shropshire benefit fraudsters ...
THE UK taxpayer was swindled out of an eye-watering £6.6 billion in 2025 by brazen benefit cheats, according to official government data on the shameless fraudsters. Among them was Bethany Elwood, 31, ...
The overpaid funds were linked to fraudulent activity, including misleading earnings claims.
Half a million pounds saved... Almost £500,000 has been recovered from fraudsters after a council set up a texting service for locals to finger benefits cheats. The benefit fraud investigation unit at ...
Our computers will find you, warns government... Benefit cheats are being targeted by a new government campaign warning of a "Robocop"-style crackdown using fraud-busting technology and computer ...
Crooks who lie and cheat to illegally pocket cash at the expense of others rarely get sympathy from the public - but they do not always go to prison. We have covered no shortage of benefit cheats, ...
Private firms are to be paid by the Government to hunt down benefit cheats in an "uncompromising" crackdown on abuse, announced by David Cameron today. Sign Up to be kept in the loop each and every ...
Staffordshire benefit cheats have been warned they will be caught as part of a crackdown on fraud. Staffordshire benefit cheats have been warned they will be caught as part of a crackdown on fraud.
Nearly £400,000 has been recouped from benefit cheats from parts of Staffordshire, figures have revealed. Benefit fraud investigators in Burntwood and Lichfield have carried out 219 investigations in ...

Benefits cheats

When people lie or falsely represent themselves to order to obtain state benefits unfairly, it's not a victimless crime. The ...