Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is expected to use his Autumn Statement later this month to unveil the fresh action to ensure claimants are not lying about their savings.
Benefits claimants could have their bank accounts checked on a weekly basis as part of new efforts to cut down on fraud, it has emerged.
This could include a claimant's bank account indicating they have more than £16,000 in savings, or an account that regularly transfers money overseas, the newspaper said. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is expected to use his Autumn Statement later this month to unveil the fresh action to ensure claimants are not lying about their savings
A Government source said: 'Every pound stolen by fraudsters could be spent on our public services or on those most in need. An analysis of official figures recently revealed the number of benefit claimants is still 125 per cent higher than before the Covid pandemic in some parts of Britain.
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