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You can also report benefit fraud by phone or post. National Benefit Fraud Hotline (NBFH)
- What Happens If You’Re Suspected of Benefit Fraud
- What Happens After A Benefit Fraud Investigation
- Losing Benefits If You’Re Convicted of Benefit Fraud
- Sanctionable Benefits
- Benefits That Cannot Be Reduced Or Stopped
- Exceptions
You’ll be contacted by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the Defence Business Services or your local authority if you’re suspected of fraud. Your benefit may be stopped while you’re investigated. You’ll get a letter telling you about this if it happens. You may be visited by Fraud Investigation Officers (FIO...
If you’ve committed or attempted fraud, one or more of the following may also happen: 1. you’ll be told to pay back the overpaid money 2. you may be taken to court or asked to pay a penalty (between £350 and £5,000) 3. your benefits may be reduced or stopped
Your benefits can be reduced or stopped for up to 3 years if you’re convicted of benefit fraud. The amount of time they’re stopped for depends on how many times you’ve committed fraud. Only certain benefits can be reduced or stopped. These are called ‘sanctionable benefits’. But if you commit fraud on a benefit that cannot be reduced or stopped, yo...
The following benefits can be reduced or stopped if you commit benefit fraud: 1. Carer’s Allowance 2. Employment and Support Allowance 3. Housing Benefit 4. Incapacity Benefit 5. Income Support 6. Industrial Death Benefit 7. Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit 8. Industrial Injuries Reduced Earnings Allowance 9. Industrial Injuries Retirement A...
The following benefits cannot be reduced or stopped if you commit benefit fraud: 1. Attendance Allowance 2. Bereavement Support Payment 3. Child Benefit 4. Child Tax Credit 5. Christmas Bonus 6. Disability Living Allowance 7. Graduated Retirement Benefit 8. Guardian’s Allowance 9. Industrial Injuries Constant Attendance Allowance (where a Disableme...
If you commit benefit fraud and you get any of the following, none of your payments can be stopped or reduced: 1. Maternity Allowance 2. Statutory Adoption Pay 3. Statutory Maternity Pay 4. Statutory Paternity Pay 5. Statutory Sick Pay
Feb 21, 2020 · The Ministry of Defence’s Veterans UK helpline provides assistance on many issues including benefits, housing and welfare. Email: veterans-uk@mod.gov.uk. Freephone (UK only): 0808 1914 2...
Help us catch local benefit cheats. REPORT BENEFIT CHEATS ANONYMOUSLY. . CALL 0800 854 440* Visit: gov.uk/report-benefit-fraud Write to: NBFH, PO Box 224, Preston, PR1 1GP. Textphone: 0800...
Report someone you think is committing benefit fraud. Call the National Benefit Fraud Hotline (NFBH) on 0800 854 440. Lines are open between 8am and 6pm, Monday to Friday. It is free and confidential. There is a text phone service available on 0800 328 0512.
You can contact us via the Veterans UK Helpline on. 0808 1914 2 18 Freephone (UK only) Telephone (overseas): +44 1253 866 043. 7:30 am to 6:30 pm Monday to Thursday.
If your benefit's been stopped or you're asked to confirm some facts, it doesn't always mean you're being investigated for fraud. Often, it's just to check you're getting the right amount of money. You might get a letter or message asking you some questions or inviting you to a meeting.
