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

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

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

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

The proposed Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill seeks to safeguard public funds by minimising public sector ...

A bid has been made in Parliament for extra powers to the Public Sector Fraud Authority to investigate suspected fraud ...

A new Fraud Bill would also allow the DWP to have the power to obtain bank statements from people they believe have enough ...

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

Hundreds of thousands of pensioners have incurred over £100m in debt due to “official errors” in 2024/25 by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), The i Paper can reveal. DWP estimates show that ...

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 – ...

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.

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