Report a fraud

Fraud comes in many different forms and fraud committed against us affects the way we pay for services.  

We have a dedicated fraud team to prevent, detect and prosecute those making fraudulent applications.

A fraudulent claim can be:

• Failing to declare an income for example earnings, pensions or another type of benefit
• Failing to declare a change in your circumstances, this could be a change to your household (anyone in the property regardless of their relationship to you), income or capital
• Claiming whilst living elsewhere, permanently or temporarily
• Failing to declare the ownership of another property in this country or another

Report local authority suspected fraud

If you know or suspect someone is committing fraud, you can report this to us anonymously.

How the information will be used

When we receive your information we will review the application and investigate the report. If we find inconsistencies in the application we will carry out a full investigation and interview the applicant.

DWP benefit fraud

If you believe someone is committing fraud whilst claiming the following benefits: Universal Credit, Income Support, Employment Support Allowance, Job Seekers Allowance and or Disability Living Allowance, you can report it here to the Department for Works and Pension (DWP).

• Report it online: https://www.gov.uk/report-benefit-fraud
• Report by phone: 0800 854 440 (National Benefit Fraud Hotline) 
• Report by text: 0800 328 0512

You can make this report anonymously – you do not have to give your name or contact details but where possible, please give as much information as you can about the person you are reporting.

Report internal fraud or corruption

You can also report any other type of fraud, including misconduct by employees or councillor behaviour.

Related Pages

• Report a change in benefit circumstances