The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published further guidance explaining the “exact information” banks must share during benefit checks under newly described powers. Coverage focuses on how the arrangements work and what data is included.
According to the reports, the guidance specifies which benefit types are covered and outlines limits on what banks are allowed or prohibited from disclosing. The Daily Record says the new guidance applies to claimants of Universal Credit, Pension Credit and New Style Employment and Support Allowance, and it identifies categories of information banks cannot provide.
The Independent highlights that the DWP has revealed more detail on the operation of the new powers, framing it around compliance and the exact information banks are expected to supply. Taken together, the outlets report that the guidance clarifies both the scope of information requests and the restrictions intended to prevent wider sharing beyond what is allowed.
