The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has outlined the two main things it will be scrutinising when its new powers to inspect benefit claimants’ bank accounts come into effect.

The DWP is set to receive these new powers as part of an effort to decrease fraud, debt and error within the benefits system.

One of the most contentious measures being introduced is the ability for DWP investigators to examine claimants’ bank accounts.

The initiative, dubbed “Third Party Data Gathering”, is a “data…