Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) chiefs have revealed that they're intensifying home visits for certain new Universal Credit claims. According to Neil Couling, Director General for Fraud ...

Ministers have clarified how new DWP powers to crack down on fraud will work, with new measures coming in to allow officials to directly take funds from people's bank accounts. New laws will allow ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed it will change the rules for everyone claiming Universal Credit as soon as April in a drive to cut millions from the benefits bill.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has set out the precise criteria for using new powers to seize funds directly from benefit claimants' bank accounts if they owe money. The new ...

The DWP has clarified how new powers to directly take funds from benefit claimants' bank accounts will be used. New measures coming into law will allow investigators to directly deduct an amount ...

New measures that will allow Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP) officials to view details of benefit claimants' bank accounts could lead to "collateral intrusion" into people's private ...

Recent figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that over 3.6 million people across Great Britain were receiving Personal Independence Payments (PIP) as of the end of October.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued a major update on its plans to overhaul the benefits system. The benefits department has announced plans to use 1,000 work coaches to help the ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has disclosed the precise amount you can hold in your bank account before Universal Credit deductions are made. When assessing your eligibility for ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said work opportunities "will be unlocked" for at least 65,000 people, who will be assigned a work coach to "deliver intensive voluntary support", according ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has provided an update on "in-person" and "remote" assessments for Personal Independence Payment. The update came in response to a question from Neil O ...

The DWP has outlined a number of new measures to prevent benefit fraud, including "more rigorous checks". The Department for Work and Pensions says it is “committed” to tackling fraud and ...