In a bold move to combat welfare fraud, the U.K. authorities are considering a new legislation that could suspend driving licenses for individuals who fail to repay over £1,000 ($1,230) in fraudulent ...

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

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.

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 ...

State pensioners who missed out on a Winter Fuel Payment can claim up to £4,375 from the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP) this winter. Up until last year, the Winter Fuel Payment - which is ...

DWP will also have the power to recover money directly from bank accounts of those not on benefits or in PAYE employment who ...

The UK banking industry has warned that government plans to crackdown on benefit fraud could leave banks at risk of breaking ...

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 and Pensions (DWP) is set to unveil a sweeping overhaul of the benefit system this spring aimed at ...

Former DWP offices will be demolished for cottages and houses after a council approved the plans. The proposal, for the ...

LOS ANGELES — After flames leveled nearly 500 homes in Bel-Air and Brentwood in 1961, Los Angeles had a reckoning over ...