A new DWP fraud crackdown will restrict benefit investigators to using force against property, not people. Changes to legislation have been backed after some members of the House of Lords branded it ...

The department has taken on additional staff, as well as deploying new technology systems and means of using data, but a committee has warned that mistakes are still being made Watchdog MPs have calle ...

The UK Government recently published ‘Fighting Fraud in the Welfare System’, which sets out the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) plan to tackle the growing challenge posed by those seeking to ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has recently reaffirmed its dedication to combating fraud and errors within the benefits system, with a focus on reclaiming debts from Personal Independent ...

Liz Sayce tells MPs some civil servants tried to minimise extent of problems and deflect blame ...

The Depatment for Work and Pensions (DWP) could treat disability benefits claimants unfairly through its artifical ...

Consultation on strict rules governing the crackdown ends on February 27 as the new Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and ...

Four people have been arrested as part of an investigation into a gang that stole at least £3m in benefits. The suspects were detained following dawn raids at four addresses across south London and ...

What triggers DWP bank account recovery? A guide to the new fraud law and who it affects.

Security experts are calling for better identity checks for benefit claimants as new anti-fraud powers come in. New laws were recently approved providing a suite of extra powers to help DWP officials ...

Restrictions have been imposed on a DWP fraud crackdown after some of the new powers were slammed as "nonsensical" and "wholly wrong." The House of Lords has moved to amend legislation so officials ...

Nicola Green, 42, speaks out after significant legal victory against department that accused her of fraud UK politics live – latest updates ...