100,000 DWP Universal Credit claimants could be 'debanked' in blanket crackdown
27-11-2025 16:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk

100,000 DWP Universal Credit claimants could be 'debanked' in blanket crackdown

The Department for Work and Pensions could 'debank' Universal Credit claimants under new powers which allow staff to comb through bank accounts, with MPs warning algorithmic surveillance could trap innocent claimants
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