DWP to gain powers to ban welfare debtors from driving

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 6 Oct, 10:48 · Archive

The DWP will gain new powers to issue driving bans to benefit claimants with debts over £1,000 from October 2026.

The Department of Work and Pensions will gain new powers to issue driving bans to benefit claimants with debts over £1,000, with the scheme set to roll out from October 2026. The DWP currently has the ability to request that courts impose driving bans on those who persistently evade welfare debts.

These new powers represent an expansion of the DWP's enforcement tools against benefits claimants in arrears. The threshold for action will be set at debts exceeding £1,000.

How it is being reported

• DWP driving bans as new powers to disqualify benefits claimants rolled outLeedsLive · 6 Oct, 10:24
• DWP benefits claimants banned from the roads this week in new crackdownHuddersfield Examiner · 6 Oct, 09:11

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