The DWP will issue Eligibility Verification Notices to banks, detailing specific "eligibility indicators" that must be checked against accounts receiving DWP benefits. Banks will be required to ...

Undaunted or unaware of the state auditor’s previous uncovering of substantial fraud in public-assistance benefit programs, the fleecing of taxpayers’ money has continued apace. The latest evidence of ...

A woman who pleaded guilty to four counts of benefit fraud has been sentenced to 20 months in prison at a Manchester Magistrates' Court. The 51-year-old wrongfully claimed a total of £110,000 in ...

Earlier this month the House of Lords had its first debate on the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill. The Bill aims to reduce government losses to ...

This week it was confirmed the DWP will soon be able to recover debts from those who have overclaimed benefits directly from their bank accounts ...