Types of Fraud

The most common type of fraud are:

• people and companies who send false bills to the Council
• people who are claiming benefit and who are working but do not declare this
• people who claim benefit as a single person but live with a partner
• people who claim benefit from an address but don't live there
• people claiming benefit who do not tell us their true amount of income, capital or savings
• people claiming benefit who fail to tell us when there is a change in their circumstances
• landlords who continue to receive benefit for people who are no longer tenants