The Revenues and Benefit's Investigations Team takes firm action against people who commit benefit
fraud. This may result in the offer of a sanction or prosecution.
You can report benefit fraud to the Investigations Team directly by,
Housing Benefit / Council Tax Benefit fraud
Working and claiming fraud usually involves claimants who are in receipt of Housing Benefit / Council Tax Benefit on the basis of entitlement to Job Seekers Allowance / Income Support, but who are in fact working.
Any cases that arise in these circumstances may involve a joint investigation with the Department for Works and Pension (DWP).
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Non-disclosure of property / capital
This fraud is where a claimant fails to declare either savings / capital or the ownership of another property / land elsewhere.
Non-disclosure of income
This is where the claimant fails to declare all of their income.
Non-disclosure of partner (living together as husband and wife)
This fraud usually involves a claimant on Income Support / Job Seekers Allowance failing to declare the presence of a partner.
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Non-declaration of non-dependents and / or sub-tenants
It is fraudulent if a claimant fails to declare the presence of other adults living in the property.
False claims by homeowners
This is where the owner of a property falsely states that he or she is paying rent to occupy what is, in fact, his or her own property, usually inventing a fictitious landlord to do so.
Failing to declare change of address
Where a claimant fails to declare that he / she has moved.
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False address fraud
This fraud may occur where a person is claiming for an address at which he or she is not in fact living. This type of offence may occur with the collusion of the landlord or other tenants.
Landlord fraud
This is where a landlord continues to receive benefit paid directly to him/her for a period after which the claimant has vacated the premises.
There are many other ways in which landlords and managing agents can defraud the benefit system, particularly in areas where there is a large proportion of multiple occupation houses and there are many seasonal workers looking for short-term lets.
For more information regarding Fraud investigations please contact us using the details provided below.
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