Housing Benefit

If you think someone is committing benefit fraud, you can report this to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Benefit fraud is a criminal offence that costs you money. Help us to stamp it out!

Ways to report benefit fraud

• Call the National Benefit Fraud Hotline on 0800 854 440
  Your call is free and confidential and you do not have to give your name or address; lines are open Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm
  If you have speech or hearing problems you can use the text phone service on 0800 328 0512
• Visit the GOV.UK National Benefit Fraud Hotline page
• Write to:
  National Benefit Fraud Hotline
  Mail Handling Site A
  Wolverhampton 
  WV98 2BP

You can provide information anonymously, however if you do give your name this will be kept in the strictest confidence.

Types of benefit fraud

• failure to declare work
• non-disclosure of property, capital or income
• non-disclosure of partner (living together as man and wife)
• non-declaration of non-dependants or sub-tenants
• false claims by homeowners
• false address or failing to declare a change of address
• landlord fraud
• fictitious tenancies

Find out more about the National Fraud Initiative.