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Specific group of people claiming State Pension most-likely to have bank account checked under new DWP plans
Planned amendments to the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill by the UK Government have sparked recent debate across Parliament on whether or not it is necessary to include monitoring the bank accounts of those in receipt of the State Pension. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has said that the new proposals aim to reduce fraud and error in the benefits system.