The Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) ‘bank spying bill’ has come into force and gives government agents new capabilities to tackle benefits fraud. The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error, and Debt) Bill grants DWP agents the authority to get data from benefit claimants’ bank accounts and, under some conditions, to retrieve payments directly. The Eligibility Verification MeasureContinue reading “DWP Can Now Take Money From Bank Accounts”
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DWP Is Scrapping Benefits
The Department for Work and Pensions intends to visit the homes of thousands of claimants to advise them that one benefit will be eliminated. Employment and Support Allowance claimants will switch to Universal Credit under the controlled migration program. Claimants usually have three months from the date of the notice to file their application afterContinue reading “DWP Is Scrapping Benefits”
A New Welfare Clampdown Will Force Housebound And Mentally Ill People To Work From Home
People housebound with physical and mental conditions will be told to look for employment they can do from home or face having their benefits cut under hardline welfare reforms. Under plans to be unveiled by Rishi Sunak, they will be told that being unable to leave home is no obstacle to finding work, thanks toContinue reading “A New Welfare Clampdown Will Force Housebound And Mentally Ill People To Work From Home “
Rishi Sunak Backs Drive To Get More People Off Benefits
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is preparing to crack the whip to get more people back to work by allocating them work coach meetings to get them off benefits. Government data shows in some places one in five people are claiming benefits. As a result of these figures, Rishi Sunak and Work and Pensions secretary Therese CoffeyContinue reading “Rishi Sunak Backs Drive To Get More People Off Benefits”
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