Engage with evolving technology to create a method of identifying and confirming the identity of each individual claimant of social security funds. (The Home office and policing use ‘Livescan’ to identify persons with criminal records (or confirm no criminal record) from fingerprints).
A similar or identical system, not aligned to the above example, could deal with multi-identity claims fraud thus saving the tax payer monies.
To claim initial benefits the claimant voluntarily gives a finger(s) and or palm print to be scanned and image stored. No voluntary image, no claim.
At 6 monthly anniversary (or other suitable time lapse) claimant must attend benefits office to confirm still in UK and payments continue.
If adopted, anyone making fraudulent multiple identity claims will either be identified through matching images or will desist making claims in the knowledge their crimes have or will be detected.
The potential saving to the tax payer and treasury outweighs, in my opinion, any claim of human rights abuses.