Shae
Shae

@Gnomibis@graeber.social

Just a Person.

March 29, 2023

Once again the Govt (and DWP) are using accusations of benefit fraud to gain access to private information of benefits' recipients;

Proposals are afoot to allow banks to access all accounts held by people on benefits to check eligibility claims alongside an enhanced recovery mechanism to bypass courts (making appeals more difficult).

Benefits fraud (incl.DWP overpayment!!!) is approx £8.5bn.

The benefits bill is over £250bn, so fraud actually is not a major problem...

h/t FT

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