He further stated: "It is not acceptable, we have a major problem and we are taking the powers needed to act." This statement ...

A civil servant turned fraudster who abused his position within the Department of Communities to approve fraudulent claims ...

A Midlands MP says the new fraud crackdown amounts to mass surveillance and must be deleted from the legislation ...

Mr Couling clarified: "In those sort of cases, we would suspend the case and invite them to contact us about that issue." Ms ...

New powers are coming in allowing officials to request bank statement details in cases of suspected benefit fraud ...

UK Finance has raised concerns about potential conflicts between the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) consumer duty and the government's proposed measures to prevent fraud in the benefits system.

UK Finance has raised concerns about potential conflicts between the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) consumer duty and the government's proposed measures to prevent fraud in the benefits system.

Banning benefit cheats from driving would ... They also plan to introduce new oversight and reporting mechanisms to monitor how the powers are used. Elsewhere in the Bill, the Public Sector Fraud ...

"People accused of benefit fraud often have limited resources to ... Backed up by new and important safeguards including reporting mechanisms and independent oversight to ensure the powers are ...

Reforms to disability benefits appear to be at the heart of the plans, with ministers looking to shave billions from the UK’s welfare bill ... As part of the DWP’s ‘fraud crackdown,’ agents will be ...