Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 20437
Social Security Benefits: Bank Services
Tabled: 16 December 2024
Answered: 20 December 2024
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to introduce further legal protections for people affected by proposals to allow investigators to access
Answer
Andrew WesternDWP investigators cannot access anyone's bank accounts, including under the proposed Eligibility Verification Measures within the Fraud, Error and Debt Bill.