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Driving License at Stake for Welfare Debt | Sheffield News
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Starting October, the UK government is cracking down hard on welfare debt with new rules targeting Universal Credit, Pension Credit, and ESA. If you owe over £1,000 and are found deliberately avoiding repayment, you could lose your driving license — not as a punishment, but as a last-resort measure to recover owed money. Officials stress this is about fairness and protecting taxpayers, with courts required to prove intentional evasion before any action is taken. This is part of a wider push to stop benefit fraud and reclaim funds from those who stop claiming but still owe.
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