The DWP has clarified why it has chosen three particular benefits to be the subject of sweeping bank account checks as part of a new fraud bill. New powers in the ...

The UK Government has launched what it calls 'the biggest fraud crackdown in a generation', aiming to claw back billions lost in the welfare system. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP ...

The DWP has confirmed it will be able to target people who have more than £6,000 in savings if they are on certain benefits in order to cut their benefit payments - as they'll no longer be ...

READ MORE: State pensioners will get extra £100 winter fuel payment if born before this year The DWP will also have the authority to directly take funds from a culprit's bank account. Also in the ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed it will be conducting bank checks on state pensioners receiving Pension Credit and two other common benefits in a bid to crack down on ...

The DWP says it won't have direct access to the bank accounts of millions on means-tested benefits such as Universal Credit, Pension Credit, and Employment and Support Allowance. Instead ...

The Department for Work and Pensions has issued the exact start date for bank account checks and eligibility verification. The DWP has confirmed a start date for the "monitoring" of bank accounts ...

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to gain enhanced powers to recover funds directly from the bank accounts of fraudsters. It follows a development in the House of Commons this week.

The DWP will also have the authority to directly take funds from a culprit's bank account. Also in the works is an Eligibility Verification plan, which would allow third parties - including banks ...