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Bank account snooping and driving bans planned in government crackdown on benefit fraudsters

The Department for Work and Pensions will recover money directly from fraudsters' bank accounts, marking the biggest fraud crackdown in a generation.
The Public Authorities Bill will be introduced in Parliament to save taxpayers £1.5 billion over five years.
Benefit cheats could face driving bans of up to two years if they refuse to repay debts, as stated by Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall.
UK Finance warns that the DWP's plans could risk breaking consumer protection laws and undermine efforts to protect vulnerable account holders.

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The Canary

DWP ‘driving licence’ clickbait is distraction from cuts

Another week, another absolutely bullshit story about what the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) plans to subject benefits claimants to. This week, “benefits cheats could lose driving licences”. In amongst the launch of the government’s new proposals in their latest CRACKDOWN on benefits fraud, DWP boss Liz Kendall slipped out something truly ridiculous. Explaining the new plans to have… Source

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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GB News

Labour slammed for 'mass spying' on Britons' bank accounts as part of DWP benefit fraud clampdown plans

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2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The London Economic

Plans to strip benefits cheats of driving licenses draws criticism

Plans unveiled by the Labour government to crack down on benefit chats by stripping them of their driving licenses have drawn criticism on social media. Minister of State for Employment, Alison McGovern has outlined proposals to clamp down on those who repeatedly cheat the system and have debts of £1,000 or more, suggesting they could be punished with a driving ban of up to two years. New powers could also force banks to hand over account inform…

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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BBC News

Banks raise concerns over benefit debt recovery powers

The biggest group representing UK banks says the measures could conflict with customer protections.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Epoch Times

Driving Bans and Bank Account Snooping Powers Planned for Benefit Fraudsters

Benefit cheats could be banned from driving if they repeatedly fail to pay back cash to the taxpayer, under a new government drive to curb welfare fraud. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will also be able to recover money directly from fraudsters’ bank accounts, in what has been dubbed the biggest fraud crackdown in a generation. The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill, which would put the measures into law, is due to b…

2 months ago·New York, United States

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