DWP gets new powers to check bank accounts for fraud
New legislation grants DWP investigators powers to directly recover funds from bank accounts and check account data for benefit fraud. Learn what this means for claimants.
New legislation grants DWP investigators powers to directly recover funds from bank accounts and check account data for benefit fraud. Learn what this means for claimants.
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