How is housing benefit fraud investigated?
The investigation into suspected fraudulent benefit claims is undertaken by a team of specialist investigators working within the Council’s Audit and Risk Division of the Finance Department. In 2007-08 Benefit thieves stole an estimated £800 Million from public funds. Reporting fraud You can report a suspected Council Tax or Housing Benefit Fraud. To find out more about the Department for Work and Pension’s approach to fraud visit the Targeting Benefit Fraud website.
