Benefit fraud

Different types of benefit fraud

Anyone claiming benefit but not telling the truth about their circumstances could be guilty of benefit fraud.

This could include;

people who are working but do not tell us when they claim benefit
people who claim as single people, but actually live with a partner
people who claim from an address but don’t actually live there
people who don’t tell us the full amount of income or savings they have when they claim benefit
people who, for any reason, do not have any right to claim benefit
people who are sub-letting their property
people who do not tell us about other adults living in their property

You can report benefit fraud online, by post or by calling the national benefit fraud helpline. You do not have to give your name or address.