DWP Sends Letters as New Benefits Powers From Wednesday Include Driving Ban

Bradford benefit claimants warned they could face driving bans

The DWP can now recover outstanding debts directly from individuals’ bank accounts without the need for a court order and apply to the courts to…

DWP writing to Universal Credit claimants and warns 'face the consequences'

The Government department has announced a tough new crackdown

How DWP benefit claimant crackdown could impact Oldham drivers

The DWP can now recover outstanding debts directly from individuals’ bank accounts without the need for a court order and apply to the courts to impose driving bans

Britons who refuse to pay benefits debts risk losing driving licence under tough new rules

Britons could have their driving licence removed and slapped with a hefty fine under sweeping new powers aimed at tackling fraud.The measures, introduced under the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025, represent the most significant crackdown on welfare debt in a generation. From today, the Department for Work and Pensions is dispatching letters to thousands of people with outstanding debts, instructing them to make contact an…

Glasgow drivers who owe DWP money warned they could lose licences under new powers

People in Glasgow owing money to the DWP are being warned they could lose their driving licence under new powers to recover unpaid benefit debts.

‘Pay up or lose your car’: how new DWP powers could hit drivers in Cumbria

The DWP can now recover outstanding debts directly from individuals’ bank accounts without the need for a court order and apply to the courts to impose driving bans