The Eligibility Verification Measure will not give DWP direct access to bank accounts or enable investigators to see how ...

The UK Government has issued a stern warning that benefit fraud will be detected and prosecuted to the full extent of the law, following the sentencing of a Manchester woman to 20 months in prison ...

DWP guidance on GOV.UK states you need to report changes in your circumstances so that you keep getting the right amount each ...

A man has been spared jail despite "taking the law into his own hands" to get revenge on a Universal Credit fraudster. Said ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has made significant progress in addressing overpayments within the Universal ...

The 58-year-old's friends joked that she racked up 'more air miles than Air Force One' as she flaunted the luxurious getaways on social media.

A SELF-employed gardener has been sentenced for fraudulently claiming over £3,000 in Universal Credit from the Department for Work and ...

Universal Credit claimants have reached a record eight million, according to official figures published on Tuesday. This unprecedented number for July 2025 marks the highest level since the benefit's ...

A woman has been given a suspended jail term after she admitted fraudulently claiming £33,162 in benefits over several years. Shanie-Leigh Altoft, 34, of Beverley, East Yorkshire, pleaded guilty at ...

There is no evidence that 50% of staff at Britain’s biggest food retailer, Tesco, receive Universal Credit welfare payments, contrary to claims made by some social media users.