Fraud, Error & Recovery Bill details emerge
01/08/2025 | Independent
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has provided further details on its forthcoming Public Authorities (Fraud, Error & Recovery) Bill, which aims to combat benefit fraud. Currently under debate in the House of Lords, the legislation will grant the DWP new powers to request financial information directly from claimants' bank accounts.
Baroness Maeve Sherlock, a Minister of State for the DWP, explained that the core power, known as the Eligibility Verification Measure (EVM), will compel banks and financial institutions to comply with DWP requests for account holder details. This includes names, dates of birth, sort codes, account numbers, and information verifying account eligibility. These measures are set to be implemented over 12 months in a phased approach, initially involving a limited number of banks.
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