Benefit cheats could be banned from driving under new law in an attempt to stamp out fraud
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Benefit cheats could be banned from driving under new law in an attempt to stamp out fraud

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Benefit cheats could be banned from driving if they repeatedly fail to pay back cash to the taxpayer in an attempt to stamp out benefit fraud. The Department for Work and Pensions will also be able to recover money directly from fraudsters' bank accounts, in what has been dubbed the biggest fraud crackdown in a generation. 'We are turning off the tap to criminals who cheat the system and steal law-abiding taxpayers' money,' Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said. The Department for Work and Pensions will also be able to recover money directly from fraudsters' bank accounts, in what has been dubbed the biggest fraud crackdown in a generation 'We are turning off the tap to criminals who cheat the system and steal law-abiding taxpayers' money,' Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said Liz Kendall added: 'This means greater consequences for fraudsters who cheat and evade the system, including as a last resort in the most serious cases removing their driving licence.

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Benefit fraudsters face raids at home and seizure of cash as Labour ministers launch tough new fraud crackdown - which could save the taxpayer £1.5bn over five years
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Benefit fraudsters face raids at home and seizure of cash as Labour ministers launch tough new fraud crackdown - which could save the taxpayer £1.5bn over five years

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Organised crime gangs behind industrial-scale benefits fraud will face having their homes raided in a major crackdown, the Work and Pensions Secretary vows today. The crooks will have their luxury goods, bags of cash and mobile phones taken by Department of Work and Pensions investigators using tough new powers, Liz Kendall says. Writing in the Mail as her Bill reaches …

Benefits cheats could be banned from driving under latest DWP crackdown
2 months ago

Benefits cheats could be banned from driving under latest DWP crackdown

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In November, Sir Keir Starmer promised a “zero tolerance” approach on benefit cheats amid …

A nation of cheats and swindlers? Department for Work and Pensions says benefits fraud WON'T fall to pre-Covid levels due to an 'increasing propensity' for deceit in Britain... with officials pointing
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A nation of cheats and swindlers? Department for Work and Pensions says benefits fraud WON'T fall to pre-Covid levels due to an 'increasing propensity' for deceit in Britain... with officials pointing

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The Department for Work and Pensions no longer expects benefits fraud to return to pre-Covid levels due to an 'increasing propensity' for deceit across British society. The Department for Work and Pensions no longer expects benefits fraud to return to pre-Covid levels due to an 'increasing propensity' for deceit across British society Some £9.7billion of taxpayers' cash was overpaid in …

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