DWP to revoke driving licences of people on three benefits from October

MotoringMotoring NewsDWPNew rules coming under Andy Burnham11:09, 03 Aug 2026The Department for Work and Pensions will cancel driving licences in a crackdown on three benefits under tough new rules from October under new Labour Party Prime Minister Andy Burnham.‌Drivers who refuse to repay money they owe to the DWP could face a driving ban under sweeping new powers that have come into force. Under what the previous Sir Keir Starmer administration branded "the biggest crackdown on welfare debt in a generation", the DWP will get stronger powers from October.‌The powers - part of a new Bill - are specifically aimed at the three benefits with the highest fraud rates: Universal Credit, Pension Credit and ESA. Under the shake-up, the DWP will get powers to recover money from people who have stop