Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pension credit is one of a number of benefits the government is placing increased scrutiny on. (coldsnowstorm via Getty Images) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The government is cracking down on benefit fraud. (Danny Lawson, PA Images) The government is ramping up efforts to drive down ...

The department has taken on additional staff, as well as deploying new technology systems and means of using data, but a committee has warned that mistakes are still being made Watchdog MPs have calle ...

Liz Sayce tells MPs some civil servants tried to minimise extent of problems and deflect blame ...

The Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP) has reaffirmed its dedication to stamping out fraud and error across the benefits system, with a particular focus on ...

Consultation on strict rules governing the crackdown ends on February 27 as the new Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and ...

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New powers to tackle benefit fraud could even allow money to be taken from bank accounts ...

With £9.5 billion lost to fraud and error last year, the DWP is pressing ahead with new powers to check bank accounts and recover debts directly from claimants. A consultation on the new rules closes ...