The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued an urgent warning to every Universal Credit claimant who has a social media account.
The UK Government Department is in the process of creating a team of approximately 2,000 employees as part of a new crackdown on benefit fraud. Its 'Fighting Fraud in the Welfare System' plan to prevent up to £2 billion being lost due to fraud and error across the next five years.
Over 600 people throughout Scotland and the UK were convicted of benefit fraud in the last year, and the new task force will review over 2 million Universal Credit claims to check for fraud. The team will investigate the entitlements and circumstances of claims that the DWP has flagged as suspicious.
