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Millions of pensioners face bank account inspections in fraud crackdown plansPensioners could have their bank accounts inspected by the Government under new powers being considered to thwart benefit fraud.Concerns have been raised by senior MPs that the proposed legislation, which would cover all social security payments including the state pension, is a “step too far” that could pave the way for snooping.The plans, which are part of the data protection and digital information bill, will involve banks handing over customer data to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) if it signals that a claimant may not meet the eligibility criteria for the benefit they are receiving. DWP figures suggest an estimated £8bn a year is lost to fraud and overpayment.
Yet again we have the UK State Pension being referred to as a Benefit
Surely the benefit fiddlers in the UK (and there are many idle sods) won't be daft enough to keep their cash in a bank.by the way, the new site does not work with Opera browser, no matter what i do, none of the images, gifs work, obviously i can still use it, just a moan, can't use a jokey smiley cos i cant see em!
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