Under a proposed law, officials would be able to request court approval to enter premises and take possession of items ...

Back account checks could help to see if claimants have breached capital income rules or if they have been abroad for longer ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has the power to impose a fine on benefit claimants, including those receiving Universal Credit ...

It was reported earlier this week that ministers were considering freezing Personal Independence Payment (PIP) payments for a ...

The Department for Work and Pensions has been urged to stop forcing people to pay back benefits which were overpaid due to ...

As individuals tighten their belts due to increased benefit scrutiny, HMRC will soon have the authority to inspect millions of UK bank accounts and potentially confiscate funds.

New powers will allow DWP fraud investigators to raid benefit claimants' properties and seize electronic devices. MPs and other experts are scrutinising legislation going through Parliament ...

DWP fraud investigators could raid properties ... Officials will get new powers to seize items related to benefit fraud and can apply to dispose of them rather than return them to their owner.

Public Authorities Bill is going through the House of Commons and MPs are debating how it will work and any amendments that ...

The DWP runs jobcentres and administers a range of working age, disability and ill-health benefits to more than 30 million claimants and customers, including Universal Credit, Personal ...

DWP overhaul REVEALED: Labour plots £6bn in benefit cuts as PIP and Universal Credit slashed DWP can now take money straight from bank accounts in benefit fraud crackdown DWP launches 'intensive' ...