Housing Benefit fraud

Housing and Counci National Benefit Fraud ad campaign l Tax Benefit Fraud is a criminal offence. It is not a victimless crime. Allerdale Borough Council is committed to preventing and detecting Benefit Fraud. The Investigation Unit actively investigates allegations of Benefit Fraud and takes legal action against offenders.

Examples of Benefit Fraud

People who work but do not declare this when they claim benefit.
People who claim as a single person but actually live with a partner.
People who claim from an address but do not live there.
People who do not declare their full income or savings when they claim benefit.

Suspected Benefit fraud can be reported by either ringing the National Benefit Fraud Hotline, printing and filling in the Suspected Fraud Questionnaire below or completing the suspected fraud report electronic form.

Benefit Fraud Hotline

You can call our Benefit Fraud Hotline on 0800 169 5119.

Targeting Fraud

For further information on the Governments 'Targeting Fraud' campaign you can visit the 'Targeting Fraud' website at www.targetingfraud.gov.uk.

Electronic forms

Electronic forms can be completed and submitted online, with no paper involved, which is not only our preferred method; it's kinder to the environment as well.

Suspected fraud report

Downloadable Documents

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File name		Size	Download time
	Suspected Fraud Questionnaire in PDF format	66 Kb	19 secs @ 28.8k, 9 secs @ 56k
	Suspected Fraud Questionnaire in Word format	434 Kb	2 mins 4 secs @ 28.8k, 1 min 2 secs @ 56k

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Contact Information

For more information please contact Benefit Fraud.

0800 1695119

benefits.fraud@allerdale.gov.uk

Contact form

If you would like to visit us, please call at:

The Customer Service Centre
Town Hall
Oxford Street
Workington
CA14 2RS

The office is open for visits at the following times:

8:45am to 5:00pm Monday-Thursday
8:45am to 4:30pm Friday

Telephone enquiries, please call:

(01900) 702650

The office is open for telephone calls at the following times:

8:45am to 5:15pm Monday-Thursday
8:45am to 4:45pm Friday

Claim Forms are available from:

Council Centre, Finkle Street, Workington
Council Offices at Cockermouth, Keswick, Maryport & Wigton
and Housing Association offices

Advice my also be obtained from:

Citizens Advice Bureau, which has offices in Workington, Maryport, Keswick and Cockermouth.