UK plans new welfare fraud bill allowing DWP to ban cheats from driving, seize funds.

The UK government plans to introduce the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill, which will give the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) new powers to combat welfare fraud. This includes the ability to ban benefit cheats from driving for up to two years if they refuse to repay debts over £1,000 and ignore repeated requests to pay. The DWP will also be able to recover money directly from fraudsters' bank accounts and obtain bank statements from those believed to have enough funds to repay debts but refuse to do so. These measures aim to save taxpayers £1.5 billion over the next five years.

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