UK plans to check welfare claimants' bank accounts to save £4.3 billion, raising privacy concerns.

The UK's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will check bank accounts of welfare claimants to combat fraud, under a new bill. This move aims to save £4.3 billion a year but has sparked concerns over potential wrongful targeting of innocent individuals. Expert Yair Bennett warns of risks from automated system errors and suggests robust appeal systems, clear communication, and training claimants to reduce fraud and wrongful suspicion.

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