Innocent pensioners will be dragged into lengthy fraud investigations by new Government snooping powers, charities have ...

Jasleen Chaggar, legal and policy officer at Big Brother Watch, said: “Scanning the entire population’s bank accounts to help ...

The Department for Work and Pensions may soon be able to look into your bank account if new proposals come into force, but ...

By Nicholas Dawson, Finance Reporter based in London, covering personal finance with a focus on the state pension and ...

BANKS will be granted powers to snoop on pensioners’ accounts and share data with the government as part of a huge fraud ...

But the new powers for the DWP will see bank accounts monitored in a bid to clamp down on benefit fraud. Banks will be ...

New powers under debate in Parliament could allow the DWP to recover money directly from fraudsters' bank accounts ...

The DWP would have the power to obtain bank statements from people they believe have enough cash to pay back welfare debts but are refusing to do so.

GOVERNMENT plans branded a “snoopers charter” will see bank accounts monitored in a bid to clamp down on benefit fraud. Under the plans – which are still being developed – ...

External relations manager Rebecca Lamb said: "Bank account checks might help catch a small amount of fraud, but they won’t ...

DWP is reviewing sample claims of State Pension, PIP and four other benefits for fraud or errors before April.

State pensioners have incurred over £100m in debt due to “official errors” in 2024/25 by the Department for Work and Pensions ...