DWP could monitor social media and bank accounts of Universal Credit claimants over Christmas
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) will ramp up the number of Universal Credit claimants it is investigating for benefit fraud in the run up to Christmas, it has claimed.
The DWP has powers to monitor social media and bank activities of people accepting Universal Credit if they believe there is foul play at hand.
It was announced earlier this year that fraud and error in the benefits system in the UK has reached record levels, with £8.4 billion overpaid in the last financial year.
Officials estimate 3.9 per cent of benefits spending was overpaid during 2020/21 - the highest rate to date with some £6.3 billion of the overpayments believed to be due to fraud, primarily arising from Universal Credit claims. READ MORE: Tesco shopper
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