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DWP warning after 'overpayments' as a million Universal credit cases to be checked Thousands of people could get a 'tap on the shoulder' after fraud surged during coronavirus The DWP are set to re-examine a million Universal Credit claims for fraud (Image: Copyright Unknown) People are being warned they face a "tap on the shoulder" this summer as the DWP checks a million Universal Credit claims for possible fraud after overpayments totalled £8.4billion. A top DWP director said that thousands of people could be approached in the coming months, after a surge in fraud and error. Claimants who...

Universal credit benefit fraud and error reaches record high with £8.4billion lost in a year - as number of claimants doubles to six million during pandemic Universal credit benefit fraud and error has nearly doubled in a year during the pandemic to hit record high Officials say shockingly high figure, up from £4.6billion the previous year, is almost entirely down to fraud  The number of people on universal credit has also doubled to six million since the Covid-19 crisis began Increase in fraud is put down to more Britons applying for the benefit and the value of each case going up

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Pensions Regulator Head Approved Despite Fears Of Conflict Law360, London (April 26, 2021, 2:27 PM BST) -- Senior MPs have given greenlighted the appointment of Sarah Smart to be chairwoman of Britain's pensions watchdog, despite concerns over a potential conflict of interest with her husband as boss at one of the country's largest workplace schemes. The House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee expressed its satisfaction on Friday with a potential fix offered by Smart at a hearing earlier in the week. She said that her spouse, Fraser Smart, the chief executive...

Universal Credit: Minister signals review on universal credit top-up Published image copyrightPA A further extension to the £20 a week Universal Credit top-up payment beyond September is a decision for the chancellor, a minister has said. Will Quince said he expected the Treasury to look this summer at whether it should be kept in place for longer, based on health and economic data. The UK was "still very much in the depths of the pandemic", he said. Opposition parties and anti-poverty campaigners have called for it to be maintained for at least a year. But ministers have emphasised that the...

Rishi Sunak announces a temporary extension to universal credit until September as part of pandemic support.