Welfare fraud bill would allow funds to be taken from bank accounts and driving licences to be cancelled
Should benefit claimants risk having their bank accounts spied upon and driving licences revoked? I don’t think so
Keir Starmer is facing a rebellion over his plan to use direct deductions from people’s bank accounts and the cancellation of driving licences as part of a government crackdown on welfare fraud and over-claiming.
In an attempt to claw back the annual £9.7bn in benefit overpayments made by the Department for Work and Pensions due to fraud or error, the government has adopted Conservative plans for debt recovery.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/apr/25/starmer-faces-labour-revolt-over-plan-to-raid-bank-accounts-of-benefit-claimants
Author : Daniel Boffey Chief reporter
Publish date : 2025-04-25 18:12:00
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