DWP system that approves landlord benefit deduction 'unlawful'
A DWP computer system that automatically gives landlords access to snatch funds from their tenants' benefits has been deemed "unlawful" by a court. A tenant, infuriated after discovering the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) had withheld £500 from his Universal Credit payment upon his landlord's request, brought forth the legal challenge.


