The Department of Work and Pensions has moves to end its jobs website known as Universal Jobmatch, after the site became too expensive to operate.

According to documents seen by the Guardia n, the DWP will likely move to end the service after two years when the contract comes to an end.

The website has also been plagued by a host of fake job listings including parody MI6 listings and drug courier positions for the mafia. Fake postings also included scams aimed at DWP users which asked for money for criminal checks or sought to gain details for identity fraud.

Labour MP Frank Field when investigating the site said that it was: “bedevilled with fraud”.

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