Coventry Telegraph5d
DWP confirms new Universal Credit rates and bands ahead of huge £5bn cuts
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has unveiled new Universal Credit payment rates and bands amidst sweeping £5 billion cuts. Last week, Liz Kendall revealed the cuts, prompting the DWP ...
Manchester Evening News5d
DWP explains 40pc rule on how much it can directly take from your bank account
DWP ministers have outlined how much money they can directly take from a person's bank account under new powers. New laws going through Parliament aimed at curbing fraud and wrongful payments will ...
Evening Chronicle4d
New DWP rule allows government to deduct 40 per cent from bank account
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that claimants will be forewarned before deductions of up to 40% could be taken from their bank accounts. DWP Minister Andrew Western has ...
Daily Express3d
DWP unveils tougher bank account checks for people on three benefits
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released an update detailing how and why claimants of three specific benefits will be the first to be targeted in its new bank account checks.
Manchester Evening News4d
DWP confirms start date for Eligibility Verification and ‘monitoring’ bank accounts to tackle benefit fraud
A series of new factsheets published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has established that the proposed measures will be implemented from 2026. As part of ‘the biggest fraud crackdo ...
Bristol Post3d
DWP issues bank account update for people claiming these three benefits
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released an update detailing how and why claimants of three specific benefits will be the first to undergo its new bank account checks. A new ...
The Mirror4d
DWP could start 'monitoring' your bank account as part of fraud crackdown
A series of new measures to tackle fraud have been announced, in what the UK Government has dubbed the "biggest fraud crackdown in a generation". The Public ...
Crime5d
DWP confirms it will begin fraud crackdown measures - including bank account checks
The “biggest fraud crackdown in a generation” was announced by the UK Government earlier this year. The new Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill is ...
The Mirror5d
DWP explains how much it can take from your bank account in new fraud powers
DWP ministers have explained how much the organisation can seize when directly taking funds from people's bank accounts under new powers. New legislation to tackle fraud and wrongful payments will ...
Crime6d
DWP PIP six health conditions with award of up to £737 lasting five years or more
New statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) reveal that more than 1.5 million (41%) of all 3.7m Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants have received an award lasting five ...
Bristol Post6d
DWP minister issues statement on amount it can take from bank accounts under new powers
DWP ministers have outlined how much money they can directly take from a person's bank account under new powers. New laws going through Parliament aimed at curbing fraud and wrongful payments will ...
Daily Post Wales5d
DWP confirms when bank account monitoring and eligibility checks will begin
The Government has announced the timeline for implementing measures to combat benefit fraud, including eligibility verification checks. Earlier this year, a major crackdown on fraud was declared ...