Ministers are examining proposals to grant banks access to all of the accounts of benefit claimants, as they try to crack down on fraud to fix a “gaping hole” in the UK welfare system.

Danielle Houghton, 31, of Buttermere Road, Lancaster was charged with fraud by false representation and theft, and will ...

New rules to be enacted this year warn people on benefits that the DWP could take money directly from their bank accounts if ...

DWP is set to enter bank accounts and seize cash if a fraud alert is triggered - amdi fears fraud is costing taxpayers around ...

The Department for Work and Pensions will carry out checks on people's bank accounts to see if they have more than £16,000 in ...

The DWP has clarified that it will not directly access people's bank accounts. The Government was asked if it had considered ...

Under the new legislation called the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill, financial institutions must monitor ...

However, the DWP has clarified that it will not directly access people's bank accounts. The Government was questioned about ...

The DWP has confirmed the exact amounts that could trigger a fraud alert when benefit claimants are monitored under a new ...

Eight of the top 10 UK banks are already doing it, as are many hundreds of other financial institutions globally. The result is a living, growing network of shared intelligence that has already ...

In contrast to India’s short reporting timelines, consumers in the United Kingdom have up to 13 months from the date of ...