Benefit Fraud Investigation
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Benefit Fraud
It is estimated that every year Benefit Cheats cost the country
around £0.9 billion in stolen benefits. This is money that could be
spent on improving services for people in real need and it's your
taxes that are paying for their luxuries. Benefit fraudsters cost
the Council money each year in fraudulently claimed Housing and
Council Tax Benefit.
The Benefit Fraud Investigation Team perform anti-fraud activity
in relation to Housing and Council Tax Benefit. We are committed to
preventing, detecting and putting an end to Housing Benefit and
Council Tax Benefit fraud.
Benefit fraud is not a victimless crime and it affects all of
us.
Contents
- Tackling
Fraud
- Types of Benefit Fraud
- Report a Benefit Cheat
- Information and Documents
- Investigation Outcomes
- Loss of Benefit
Provisions
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
If you are in receipt of Benefit it is your
responsibility to notify the local authority immediately of any
change in your circumstances that may affect your entitlement to
Benefit.
You cannot assume that other organisations, like the Department
for Work and Pensions, will notify us on your behalf.
