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New Universal Credit crackdown will see DWP specialists check benefit claims for fraud

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dailyrecord.co.uk

The UK Government has announced new plans to give a £510 million cash injection to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to help it crack down on Universal Credit fraudsters lying about their benefit claims.

Funds were released after figures show the DWP prevented at least £1.9 billion of fraud during the first year of the pandemic.

Under the plans, the UK Government will use the money to improve the Department's capability and capacity to detect and prevent benefit fraud and catch fraudsters across the country.

Around 2,000 trained specialists will review claims by carrying out property checks, following up on the earning declarations of self-employed claimants and cross-checking bank details.

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