DWP confirms when benefit claimant bank accounts to be checked

DWP confirms when benefit claimant bank accounts to be checked

The DWP has now confirmed the date when banks will be ordered to root out benefits cheats in a major crackdown on fraudsters.

DWP confirms three benefits will be first to face new bank checks crackdown

The Government has explained how people claiming three types of benefits will be targeted. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued an update amid plans by the Labour Government to trim £8.6 billion over five years by clamping down on benefit fraud with the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill, set to come into force in 2026 Government documentation said: “In the social security system, overpayments from fraud and err…