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

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 ...

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

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

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

The DWP previously declared: "We know that the vast majority of DWP claimants bank with, and have their benefits paid into, ...

Senior officials face criticism after review found systemic failings plunged hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers into debt ...

Failing to declare these modifications can result in overpayments that must be reimbursed, or in more severe cases, ...

A Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) executive officer has been jailed after making and laundering Universal Credit payments.

Hanlon, who represented herself at the hearing, will see DWP deduct £61 each month from her wages. This means it will take an ...