UK taxpayers lost £7.3billion to benefit fraud last year - and the DWP is to get new powers to cut that figure by investigating anyone believed to be making false claims, and clawing the money back.

The DWP has published 11 comprehensive factsheets to shed light on how these measures will be securely implemented and supervised, confirming that the UK Government intends to commence the ...

This will mean that DWP investigators will be able to work out how claimants are spending their money. UK taxpayers lost £7.3billion to benefit fraud last year. The new powers are designed to ...

The UK Government has launched what it calls 'the biggest fraud crackdown in a generation', aiming to claw back billions lost in the welfare system. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is one step closer to being able ... a faction of Labour MPs backed an amendment aimed at limiting the UK Government's powers to verify a person's ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) could terminate claimants' benefits ... us about and the details on how to do that, go to GOV.UK and search for “benefit change circumstances”." ...

open image in gallery In 2023/24, there were 686,756 cases of Universal Credit overpayment debts raised by the DWP (PA Wire) Signatories including Amnesty International and Age UK say the DWP ...

You can do this by writing a message in your universal credit online account, filling out a CRMR1 mandatory reconsideration request form on gov.uk, writing a letter to the DWP at the address on your ...

More than 20 million individuals across the UK are currently claiming at least one benefit from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). This figure includes nearly 12.7 million elderly people ...

Screengrab The UK's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed there will be no further Cost of Living Payments in 2025. An update published on May 6 on the GOV.UK website states ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has explained the exact date you ... the helpline or send a letter by post. If you're in the UK call 0800 731 0160 or contact Relay UK on 18001 then ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has unveiled new plans to increase ... Pensioners across the UK are being reminded to check if they're eligible for Pension Credit, which could provide ...