内容摘要："We really are hoping if there were gaps before, there's not going to be gaps going forwards," Dr Blower said.

"We really are hoping if there were gaps before, there's not going to be gaps going forwards," Dr Blower said.

"Two days?" asks Mr Chalmers. "Even though I saw you here last week?"The shop worker tells the Trading Standards officer he doers not know his boss's name.

Mr Chalmers tells us: "The danger is, because you don't know who is behind these businesses, as the employee doesn't know who the owner is, when we try and chase them they just keep changing, changing."Companies House documents show the shop address has been used to register four almost-identically named businesses since 2019, three of which faced action to strike them off the company register for failing to file accounts properly.Immigration officers say the Kurdish man in the shop has been in the country for four years, but has been granted the right to work while he waits for his asylum application to be decided.

Close by, police and Trading Standards officers show us more mini-marts that have been left empty - they say staff disappeared as soon as police arrived.Outside one, a man approaches us laughing. It is clear he is not put off by the police action. He tells us he is from Iran and, when questioned, claims he does not work in the shop. We return later and see him inside the mini-mart, apparently working.

"We see him every day," says Mr Chalmers in frustration. "It's just a game to them. A dangerous one."

He says he would like more resources to get on top of the issue and greater powers to shut down these premises more quickly.There are 3.7 million people receiving Pip in England and Wales, with the benefit only available

, with some exceptions.The level of support is based on how high claimants score based on their level of difficulty performing day-to-day activities.

The DWP has said it expects aboutto no longer qualify for the support as a result of the changes to eligibility criteria.