Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 16702
Social Security Benefits: Bank Services
Tabled: 27 November 2024
Answered: 4 December 2024
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure the safe storage of data collected from benefit claimants’ bank accounts.
Answer
Andrew WesternThe Eligibility Verification Measure (EVM) in the proposed Fraud, Error and Debt Bill will require banks and financial institutions to look within their own data to highlight where someone may not be eligible for the benefits they are receiving. Banks wil...
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