The DWP has vowed to continue cracking down on benefit fraud after a Maryport woman who illegally claimed £85,000 avoided an immediate jail term.

While the Department for Work and Pensions won’t have direct access, new powers allow it to require banks to share limited information ...

The government is scrutinising overpayments of Pension Credit as part of a wider benefits crackdown intended to save £14.6bn ...

This comes after new legislation was recently brought in with a raft of new powers for the DWP to clamp down on fraud and ...

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 ...

Universal Credit claimants and those applying for the benefit must be aware of the £16,000 savings limit as DWP introduces ...

Commons committee chair says DWP repeatedly failed to prioritise the vulnerable and was slow to fix errors ...

DWP Minister Andrew Western confirmed the campaign, which is scheduled to begin at the end of January, will focus on three ...

Millions of people claiming benefits could soon see their bank accounts checked in a new way, as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) rolls out expanded powers aimed at tackling fraud and errors ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed a new initiative to combat Universal Credit fraud will launch at the ...

Pensions minister Torsten Bell has said the government plans to "strengthen protections and combat any areas of evolving risk ...

Benefits department has put in a place an agreement with a tech supplier to deliver software tools, as part of a wider suite ...