Exact Date DWP Bank Account 'Monitoring' Will Start as Benefit Claimants Warned

DWP confirms launch date for 'biggest benefit fraud crackdown' as Labour to access bank accounts

Ministers have set April 2026 as the launch date for controversial new powers

Exact date DWP bank account 'monitoring' will start as benefit claimants warned

The crackdown on benefit fraud is set to include eligibility verification checks and driving bans - here are more details of the plans

DWP date confirmed for bank 'monitoring' in list of tough new measures

The UK Government has unveiled the biggest fraud crackdown in a generation – and new factsheets published by the DWP contain details of how the proposals will be implemented The UK Government is embarking on ‘the biggest fraud crackdown in a generation’ to slash losses within the welfare system. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimates that the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill will generate savings of £1.5 billion …

DWP update on new bank account 'checks' as more information emerges

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released a series of new factsheets detailing new measures to tackle fraud