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The UK is using new powers to verify benefit eligibility by checking bank details for Pension Credit claimants, aiming to catch overpayments.
The UK's Department for Work and Pensions is starting to use new legal powers to verify eligibility for certain benefits, beginning with Pension Credit claimants.
The DWP can now request banks to provide limited account information—such as names, account numbers, and dates of birth—to confirm entitlement and detect overpayments, but not transaction details.
The checks apply only to means-tested benefits, excluding the State Pension, and will be conducted by human officials with no use of AI.
The rollout will be gradual, aiming to identify 50,000 to 100,000 overpayments annually.
Future expansions to other benefits require parliamentary approval.
El Reino Unido está utilizando nuevos poderes para verificar la elegibilidad a las prestaciones mediante la comprobación de los datos bancarios de los solicitantes de créditos para pensiones, con el objetivo de detectar pagos excesivos.