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Does bank call the benefits

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zane
zane Community member Posts: 156 Courageous
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Hi does bank call benefits people because bank didn’t know my mob until now I want ask 
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  • zane
    zane Community member Posts: 156 Courageous
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    ask about my disability I mean 
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  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 4,439 Scope online community team
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    Hi @zane.  The DWP will sometimes keep tabs on bank accounts if they're worried about fraud or overpayments.   Just to clarify, do you mean the bank called you about your benefits? 
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  • bg844
    bg844 Community member Posts: 3,887 Disability Gamechanger
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    DWP would only be able to gain access to your account if there was a suspicion of benefit fraud, as advised above. Your bank would not contact DWP directly if that's what you was wondering.
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  • zane
    zane Community member Posts: 156 Courageous
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    Albus_Scope said:
    Hi @zane.  The DWP will sometimes keep tabs on bank accounts if they're worried about fraud or overpayments.   Just to clarify, do you mean the bank called you about your benefits? I mean does bank contact dwp because bank didn’t know my disability until now because I didn’t know I had tell
    the bank that’s all 
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  • bg844
    bg844 Community member Posts: 3,887 Disability Gamechanger
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    No, the bank will not call DWP as advised above. The bank and benefits are two different things so please don't worry.
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