A warning has been issued to Universal Credit claimants as it was announced that Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) staff would be given the power to arrest people as part of a new crackdown.
As many as two million claimants will have their cases investigated and could be issued fines, even if they are not convicted of a crime.
DWP officers will also be permitted to request bank data en masse more easily in order to identify if people are defrauding the UK Government.
