DWP fraud powers could allow government to access your bank account
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has told Parliament people entitled to claim benefits have "nothing to worry ...
DWP update on PIP assessments as bank account checks come in to tackle fraud
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued an update on changes to Personal Independence Payments (PIP) as new ...
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DWP details which bank accounts are set to be targeted for benefit fraud checks
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has outlined the kinds of bank account activities it will check if it suspects ...
DWP lifts the lid on which bank accounts will be targeted for controversial fraud checks
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has set out details of which type of bank account activity involving someone ...
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UK Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: Banks and EMIs face detailed new information and account direct deduction obligations
Banks and EMIs will need to consider the impacts of proposed new requirements to comply with information notices and account direct deduction ...
DWP benefit claimants warned about little-known four-hour rule
Halifax has explained a four-hour rule after a customer did not see their Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) payment arrive in their account. The customer had stated that the money had 'definitely ...
DWP Child Benefit new rates from April 2025 confirmed
The DWP has confirmed the new rates for Child Benefit from April 2025 following a heated debate and vote in the commons. From April, families with one child will now receive the new amount of £26.05 ...
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DWP targets specific bank account activities in expanded benefits fraud checks
The DWP has set out details of which type of bank account activity involving someone receiving benefits that will be targeted ...
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DWP to launch bank account checks on people not claiming benefits in fraud crackdown
The Department for Work and Pensions has been handed new powers from the new Labour Party government under a benefit fraud ...
DWP will raid and seize money from bank accounts even if you’re not on benefits
The DWP is being handed new powers to raid the homes of benefits claimants - and seize money from people's accounts even if ...
DWP powers to monitor bank accounts 'risk repeat of Post Office Horizon scandal'
A Midlands MP says the new fraud crackdown amounts to mass surveillance and must be deleted from the legislation ...
DWP insists PIP claimants have 'nothing to worry about' over powers to access bank accounts
Burgon, who lost the Labour whip after backing scrapping the two-child benefit cap, urged Kendall to "make clear" that there "cannot be any hostile approach to disabled people claiming PIP or disabled ...