Manchester Evening News6d
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 ...
Yahoo News UK5d
DWP could start 'monitoring' bank accounts in new fraud crackdown
A series of new measures to combat fraud have been announced, in what the UK Government has dubbed the "biggest fraud crackdown in a generation". The Public ...
Coventry Telegraph6d
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 ...
Coventry Telegraph6d
DWP warning for anyone on PIP with these three mental health conditions
The warning comes as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) looks to make cuts to benefits payments. Associate Professor Richard Machin from Nottingham Trent University cautions that the ...
Manchester Evening News5d
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 ...
The Mirror5d
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 ...
The Mirror4d
DWP's brutal new 40% rule and how bank deductions will be made
DWP Minister Andrew Western has revealed that claimants could have up to 40% of their entitlement taken from their accounts by officials examining their payments over several months. The ...
The Sun3d
DWP warning over major change to Carer’s Allowance that kicks in within days as payments are at risk of stopping
However, if you earn over a certain amount a week you are no longer eligible and have to report it to the DWP. This is through what's known as the earnings limit. This is currently £151 a week ...
Bristol Post4d
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 ...
Crime6d
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 ...
Crime4d
DWP confirms date PIP changes will come in as Minister says 'it won't impact payments until their first award review'
The Government has said welfare cuts will be implemented in a “compassionate way”, amid a Labour call for the proposals to be dropped. Work and pensions minister Sir Stephen Timms said the ...
Liverpool Echo5d
DWP confirms when 'monitoring' bank accounts to tackle benefit fraud could happen
The government has announced a series of new measures to tackle fraud. In January, as part of new legislation the DWP announced the biggest fraud crackdown in a generation. Benefit cheats could be ...