DWP warns benefit claimants have ‘nowhere to hide’ as it promises more jobs

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued a stark warning to benefit claimants, saying those who “exploit” the system have “nowhere to hide” and that it will “leave no stone unturned”. It comes as Mel Stride MP underlined the department’s commitment to getting people back into work following the government’s recent announcement of a Fraud Plan which includes measures to tackle benefit fraud.

Stride commented: “We are leaving no stone unturned to get people back into work, rolling out the most sweeping changes to welfare in a generation, including reforming the way we assess someone’s ability to work, overhauling the adjustment note process and helping over a million people Our £2.5 billion DWP Back to Work Plan.”

He went on to emphasize the government’s support for working families, adding: “We will always be on the side of working families and with real wages continuing to rise, alongside tax cuts and the huge increase in the National Living Wage, we are boosting work at the expense of welfare. as we build a strong economy where everyone has a brighter future.”

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Meanwhile, Nye Cominetti, chief economist at the Resolution Foundation, offered a stark outlook on the UK employment situation, saying: “The UK jobs recovery continues to falter, with the workforce shrinking by the equivalent of of a million workers from the pre-pandemic period. the worrying drop in employment shows the damage an economic slowdown can do,” reports Birmingham Live.

“The news for working people is more positive, however, with real wages rising almost as much over the past 12 months as they have over the previous 16 years. The big question is whether the UK’s recent economic recovery will boost employment and increase output per worker, which will be needed to support the recovery of the minimum wage.”

The fraud plan also states: “DWP also plans to save £9 billion by 2028 in a sustained crackdown on benefit fraud. From hiring 2,500 new staff to check the accuracy of millions of Universal Credit claims, modernizing information-gathering powers to introducing a new civil penalty to punish fraudsters and investing £70m in advanced data analytics , these measures will mean that those who wish to exploit the natural compassion and generosity of the British people will have nowhere to hide.”

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