BENEFIT claimants will reportedly have their bank accounts monitored under new anti-fraud plans drawn up by the UK Government.
BENEFIT claimants will reportedly have their bank accounts monitored under new"Big Brother" anti-fraud plans drawn up by the UK Government.
People are barred from claiming Universal Credit if they have more than £16,000 in savings but current rules make it hard for the Government to check this. "It's those disclosed in the Panama papers, non-doms or routinely planking their money in offshore accounts to avoid tax that the UK Government should be pursuing.Greens
A Government source told The Telegraph: “Every pound stolen by fraudsters could be spent on our public services or on those most in need.
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