Benefit claimants could have their bank accounts monitored as part a major crackdown on fraud.
The anti-scam plan is designed to stop £4billion of losses due to fraud and error over the next five years.
The £613million blueprint, which was announced in May by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in its Fighting Fraud in the Welfare System document, involves the hire of 1,400 extra investigators.
