Housing benefit

Benefit fraud affects public services and costs taxpayers billions of pounds each year. It is estimated that £9.5 billion is lost through benefit fraud and error every year. It occurs when someone deliberately provides false information or fails to report a change in their circumstances to receive benefits they are not entitled to.

The Council is committed to preventing and detecting benefit fraud and works closely with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and other organisations to protect public funds. We take all reports of suspected fraud seriously and investigate information where appropriate. 

Any information you provide may help ensure that benefits are paid fairly and only to those who are entitled to receive them. If someone claims benefits that they are not entitled to, they may be committing benefit fraud.

Some examples of benefit fraud are when someone claims benefit but does not notify that they:

• are no longer living in the property they claimed for
• have undeclared capital, investments or property
• are working when they say they are not
• have a partner who lives with them that we don't know about
• are receiving other income that has not been declared

Report benefit fraud

If you would like to report any of the following:

• Housing Benefit
• Universal Credit
• Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
• Disability Benefits
• Pension Credit
• Any other Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefit

You can do this on GOV.UK by clicking the button below.

Report council tax support fraud

If you would like to report council tax support benefit fraud, please click on the button below.