Report Benefit Fraud
Frequently Asked Questions
What is benefit fraud?
People are committing benefit fraud where they are claiming Housing and or Council Tax Benefit or Social Security benefits where they have no right to entitlement.
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What are some examples of benefit fraud?
Typical examples of benefit fraud are:-
- People who work, but don't declare this when they submit their claim.
- People who claim as a single person, but actually live with a partner.
- People who claim from an address, but do not live there.
- People who do not tell the Council the full amount of income, savings or capital they have when they claim benefit.
- People who for any reason do not have any right to claim Housing Benefit or Council Tax benefit.
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What information do I need to give?
This is the type of information we need to make sure only genuine claimants receive Housing and or Council Tax Benefit:
- The name, address and a description of the claimant
- If he or she is living with someone:
- The name and description of the person
- Do they drive a vehicle? What is the registration, colour, make and model?
- What is their relationship to the claimant?
- If the claimant (or partner) is working:
- Name and address of where they are working
- How do they travel to work?
- What time do they leave and return to the house?
- Undeclared savings or income
- How much savings or income do they have?
- Do you have details of bank or building society accounts?
- How was this money obtained?
- Undeclared property
- What is the address of this property?
- If the claimant does not live at the property
- Where do they live?
- When, if ever, do they return to the property?
- Does anyone else live in the property?