The DWP has announced a series of plans to cut back on welfare fraud and save taxpayers billions – but it could come at a ...

Bill was introduced in Parliament this week and forms part of wider plans to save the Government a total of £8.6billion over ...

The Department for Work & Pensions has issued an urgent warning after new figures revealed the number of pensioners pushed in ...

The new measures will allow the DWP to "recover money directly" from the bank accounts of those who owe the department money and "refuse to pay up, despite having the means to do so". Officials will ...

Legal experts are concerned new powers from the DWP to "request bank statements" will negatively impact claimants across the country.

Driving bans for benefit cheats will only be implemented in extreme cases to target people refusing to pay money back.

Officials will also be able to "recover money directly" from bank accounts if the person refuses to pay up. The Government claims these measures will save the DWP £1.5billion over the next five years.

Under the Labour Party government, the DWP has announced the "biggest fraud crackdown" on benefits cheats in a generation.

In general, if you reached or will reach state pension age after April 2016, you usually need at least 35 qualifying years to get the full payment, and at least 10 qualifying years to get any pension ...

The state pension is rising from the start of April under the terms of the triple lock, which ensures payments increase in ...

Legal experts have warned that the new powers for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) could end up taking money from the wrong bank accounts ...

The DWP is urging pensioners to claim another benefit worth an average of £4,200 a year to those who receive it ...