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What happens if you’re suspected of benefit fraud - benefits that can and cannot be stopped if you commit fraud
Changes to the way benefits can be reduced or stopped as a penalty for a benefit fraud offence following the Welfare Reform Act 2012.
Reduced Earnings Allowance can help if your income falls because of a work-related accident or disease - what you'll get, eligibility and how to claim
Estimates of fraud and error levels in the benefit system in Great Britain.
Reasons why your benefit payments could change, report changes in your circumstances while claiming benefits
Benefit cheats, fraudsters and debtors who can afford to repay but refuse will have money taken directly from their bank accounts or lose their driver's licence under tough new laws approved today.
The RPC's opinion relating to the Department for Business and Trade's options assessment in respect of the Government’s consultation on proposals for new rights to unpaid bereavement leave including pregnancy loss. The consultation was published on 23 October 2025,...
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