Over £9 billion in benefits are estimated to have been overpaid over the past year due to fraud and error, a figure one government minister has called "staggering". Official statistics reveal the ...

A Guernsey advocate says a better understanding of law could help reduce the number of people committing accidental benefit fraud. It follows a proposal by the committee for employment and social ...

Labour is letting benefit cheats get away with fraud and hardworking families are paying the price, the Conservatives have warned, as official figures show only a tiny fraction of investigations ...

Hundreds of families in Northern Ireland had their child benefit payments stopped because they flew through Dublin Airport.

Two-thirds of retirees believe Social Security fraud is a big problem. Here's what's true — and how to protect your benefits from scams.

A single mother who relied on federal food assistance lost her benefits in 2020 after Kentucky investigators concluded she’d committed fraud.The state alleged she had made multiple same-day purchases, ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services is warning SNAP recipients about recent scam calls.DHS officials say the ...

A wave of digital theft is hitting America’s most vulnerable families where it hurts most — the dinner table. I'm 49 years old and have nothing saved for retirement — what should I do? Don't panic.

DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines family is out over $900 for food this month after their SNAP benefits were stolen. The funds were all spent on May 6 at several stores in Philadelphia and New York. The ...