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Benefit fraud

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Benefit fraud

We aim to maximise the take up of Housing and Council Tax benefits to those people who genuinely need and qualify for the benefit. We are here to help and guide claimants and encourage people to apply. We also aim to detect fraudulent claims and protect public money from those who are intent on defrauding the benefit system. Some examples of benefit fraud are: If a claimant has knowingly misled the authority to obtain benefit then it will be cancelled back to the beginning of the incorrect claim (which could be over a long period of time). The Council will either prosecute under the Theft Act or Social Security Act.
 or Add a further 30% penalty onto the overpayment which already exists, sometimes a caution is issued. The Benefits Team has a fraud hotline if anyone wants to report a suspected fraud. There is a voicemail service for when the office is unmanned. Fraud hotline  -  01784 446224 Report a suspected fraud (online form)
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