UK Benefit Fraud Account Checks Begin as Banks Flag Claimant Savings

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New DWP powers allow banks to check welfare claimant accounts for rule breaches.

Universal credit claimants face scrutiny over the £16,000 savings limit and time spent abroad.

A flag initiates a DWP review, which can result in payments being cut, stopped, or reclaimed.

Civil liberties groups have criticized the move as mass surveillance that risks innocent errors.

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