He said there is a team working "at full pelt" on "targeted case review", to see where they can make savings by stopping ...

The tech tool has been subject to criticism and controversy since being launched by the department five years ago.

The government now has the power to access suspected benefit fraudsters’ bank accounts and strip them of their driving licences under a new law. The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error, and Recovery) Act ...

Measures that could see the DWP ramp up efforts to check bank accounts could include checking bank accounts of DWP claimants ...

Officials will check people's eligibility for three benefits initially - with one specifically excluded - though other forms ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) can now have the bank accounts of millions of pensioners and benefit claimants checked under new government powers.

The new campaign will launch at the end of January.

THE Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have condemned the behaviour of a taxi driver who dishonestly claimed over £7,000 in Universal ...

The DWP said there are "no current plans" to expand the use of the powers to other benefits. Officials said the measures will ...

The DWP said it is ramping up its efforts to detect errors ...