A new law gives authorities sweeping new powers to detect and crack down on benefit fraud - but what penalties do offenders ...

Feb. 3—Unfazed by the state auditor's previous uncovering of substantial fraud in public-assistance benefit programs, the fleecing of the state's taxpayers has continued at a frustratingly furious ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has explain whether investigators might speak to a claimant's neighbours during a benefit fraud investigation. The information came to light after a Freedom ...

The DWP has vowed to continue cracking down on benefit fraud after a Maryport woman who illegally claimed £85,000 avoided an immediate jail term.