Extra support is being offered to vulnerable claimants to make sure their transition to Universal Credit is seamless ...

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 for universal credit escaped going to prison today because of his family.

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 ...

utilising new powers bestowed by the previous Labour government aimed at combatting benefit fraud. According to Birmingham Live, the DWP has disclosed that its serious organised crime ...

In a separate project in efforts to combat benefit fraud, investigators will be granted new powers to request bank statements from those suspected of fraud. Officials will also be able to directly ...

New DWP powers that will enable officials to take money directly from the accounts of benefit claimants suspected of fraud could leave people struggling to make ends meet. Legislation is coming in ...

utilising new powers granted by the Labour Party government as part of a crackdown on benefit fraud. The DWP has announced that its serious organised crime investigators will likely receive ...