- Fraudsters and debtors who refuse to pay face tough new consequences including direct deductions from bank accounts, as new laws come into force.
- Debtors will begin receiving updated letters from today, warning them to get in touch and pay up.
- This is part of Government’s commitment to savings of £14.6 billion over the next five years from fraud, error and debt activity.
The DWP is writing to thousands of people with outstanding debts, warning them to get in touch and pay up, or face the consequences.
Under the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025, the biggest crackdown on welfare debt in a generation, the DWP can now go directly to a person’s bank to claw back cash…