The government now has the power to access suspected benefit fraudsters’ bank accounts and strip them of their driving licences under a new law. The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error, and Recovery) Act ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced a new campaign to tackle Universal Credit fraud will begin at the ...

Rachel Reeves has announced a fresh crackdown on those fraudulently claiming universal credit in her autumn budget. The chancellor aims to bring in an extra £1.2bn in savings by identifying incorrect ...

A criminal gang behind Britain's largest benefit fraud scandal has been told to repay just a fraction of what they took. The ...

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill comes into force this year. It gives DWP agents new powers to request information from benefit claimants' ...

The new rule, called the DWP Eligibility Verification Measure (EVM), allows banks to send limited banking data to the DWP ...

The Bulgarian gang behind Britain’s biggest benefits fraud are set to repay only a fraction. The jailed fraudsters will pay ...

The new DWP crackdown, which became law this month, requires banks to provide limited banking data about Universal Credit and ...

Hanlon, who represented herself at the hearing, will see DWP deduct £61 each month from her wages. This means it will take an estimated 22 years – close to retirement age – for her to pay back the £16 ...

The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act received Royal Assent on 2 December. The DWP confirmed that changes ...

Up to 17 changes in a Universal Credit claimant's personal circumstances could lead to their payments being axed, according ...

Failing to report changes in personal circumstances could lead to serious consequences including benefit fraud prosecution ...