Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The government is cracking down on benefit fraud. (Danny Lawson, PA Images) The government is ramping up efforts to drive down ...

Unfazed by the state auditor’s previous uncovering of substantial fraud in public-assistance benefit programs, the fleecing of the state’s taxpayers has continued at a frustratingly furious pace. The ...

The government now has the power to access suspected benefit fraudsters’ bank accounts and strip them of their driving licences under a new law. The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error, and Recovery) Act ...

Wakefield Council is investigating suspected benefit fraud cases worth more than £47,000, according to a report.

The Department for Work and Pensions has launched a huge crackdown on benefit fraud. And it could even contact a suspect's family members as part of its investigations. Alongside bank account checks, ...