Tag Archives: benefit fraud

DWP announces new 2,500-strong team for bank account and raids to suppress benefits

The Department for Work and Pensions has announced a massive 2,500-strong team to check Universal Credit claims, including potentially extracting information from bank accounts to see if fraud is taking place. The DWP said it had saved £1.3bn from fraud and errors with the crackdown over the last 12 months. Bug-fixing and fraud operations over… Read More »

Full list of changes planned for people on PIP, Universal Credit and other benefits

Rishi Sunak has outlined a series of reforms targeting individuals with PIP, Universal Credit, inheritance benefits or long-term ill health in a bid to rein in rising costs and tackle problems such as inactivity, long-term illness and benefit fraud. In his speech on 19 April, the Prime Minister called overhauling the welfare system a “moral… Read More »