As a result, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are now set to save the taxpayer £1.5 billion by 2029/2030 by being ...

In cases where the DWP wants to directly take funds from a person's bank account, they will give them notice that they intend ...

Fresh DWP anti-fraud legislation has become law this week, introducing measures that enable officials to withdraw money ...

Half a million pounds saved... Almost £500,000 has been recovered from fraudsters after a council set up a texting service for locals to finger benefits cheats. The benefit fraud investigation unit at ...

The DWP will give prior notice if it plans to directly withdraw funds from a person's bank account. Investigators are also ...

Benefit cheats, fraudsters and debtors who can afford to repay but refuse will have money taken directly from their bank accounts or lose their ...

The crackdown aims to claw back £250million of taxpayers’ money paid out every year to people who are not entitled to it. New powers which come into force on Monday mean it will no longer be necessary ...

Benefit cheats could be banned from driving if they refuse to hand cash back to taxpayers under a major government crackdown on the spiralling welfare bill. Fraudsters also face having cash recovered ...

A list of the most bizarre excuses used by benefit cheats has been released by ministers. Fraudulent claims cost the taxpayer £1.6bn a year and some of those guilty have used excuses such as "I ...