4 Feb 2025
Campaigners claim the DWP’s benefit fraud crackdown risks ‘deterring’ people from accessing the support they need.
Campaigners have blasted the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) crackdown on benefit fraud, claiming it “deepens stigma” for people on benefits and could “deter” people from accessing support.
The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill had its second reading in the House of Commons on Monday (3 February), and has been widely criticised for allegedly calling to strip people accused of benefit fraud of their driving license.
The bill, which is targeted at cracking down on benefit fraud, would give the government the power to impose a two-year driving ban for those who have repeatedly ignored requests to pay back £1,000 or more in arrears.
Read the full article on the Big Issue website – www.bigissue.com/news/social-justice/dwp-benefit-fraud-crackdown-backlash-privacy/