The Department for Work and Pensions is "assessing" six benefits for fraud in a major and massive crackdown. The DWP is swinging the axe on fraud and trying to clampdown on benefit fraudsters ...

Rachel Reeves will extend a benefit fraud crackdown, aiming to raise £1.2 billion for her upcoming Budget. She is expected to ...

HMRC began a large-scale crackdown on child benefit fraud in September after a trial involving a small team saw £17m saved ...

The tax body had used travel data to conclude that thousands of parents had left the country permanently but many say they ...

Alongside bank account checks, benefit claimants can expect family members to be contacted. A DWP spokesperson said: "Our ...

HMRC has launched a new hotline to tackle Covid fraud including benefits, loans and grants given out during the pandemic which were claimed illegally. The tax office has set up the whistle blowing ...

Fraud now accounts for most UK crime, yet government efforts remain fragmented and weak after decades of neglect.